Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 307 › Conversation 307-028

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office

Wednesday, December 8, 1971 · 5:01 PM–5:08 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation307-028 on Tape 307 (tape position 01:57:28–01:58:04)StartWednesday, December 8, 1971 at 5:01 PMEndWednesday, December 8, 1971 at 5:08 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 307-028 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building to briefly coordinate scheduling logistics. The discussion centered on confirming travel timelines and adjusting the President's upcoming availability. The participants reached a consensus to allow a brief period for the President to return before reconvening.

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So, we'll be true in about two weeks.
We'll come home about ten minutes, okay?
I guess we'll just have to wait.

On December 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 307-028 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 307-028

Date: December 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:01 pm and 5:08 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     The President's schedule
          -Meeting with unknown person
               -Time
  • 307-029 5:01 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:08 pm.
  • 307-035 5:01 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:08 pm.
  • 016-060 5:08 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:08 pm to 5:14 pm.
  • 307-030 5:08 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:08 pm to 5:14 pm.
  • 016-061 5:14 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:14 pm and 5:16 pm.
  • 307-031 5:14 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:14 pm and 5:16 pm.
  • 307-032 5:14 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:14 pm and 5:16 pm.
  • 016-062 5:16 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:16 pm to 5:17 pm.

Conversation 307-028, December 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/307-028 (accessed October 12, 2026).