Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 308 › Conversation 308-008
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Tax legislation
Friday, December 10, 1971 · 1:35 PM–2:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with an unidentified staff member regarding legislative priorities and administrative scheduling. The discussion centered on the status of a pending tax bill and the coordination of a future meeting with Clark MacGregor. Nixon provided specific directives regarding his upcoming calendar and general instructions for staff management.
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NARA Description
On December 10, 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 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 308-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 308-8
Date: December 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
Tax bill
Meeting with Clark MacGregor
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The President's schedule
Instructions to the staffAlso recorded on December 10, 1971
- 308-001 1:35 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
- 308-002 1:35 PM · 25 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 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
- 308-003 1:35 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
- 308-004 1:35 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
- 308-005 1:35 PM · 1 min — 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 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
- 308-006 1:35 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
- 308-007 1:35 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
- 308-010 1:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 2:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 308-008, December 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/308-008 (accessed October 6, 2026).