Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 311 › Conversation 311-021

Nixon & Abplanalp on Administrative Coordination and Information Gathering

Saturday, January 1, 1972 · 2:42 PM–2:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Abplanalp, Robert H.Conversation311-021 on Tape 311 (tape position 00:39:18–00:41:24)StartSaturday, January 1, 1972 at 2:42 PMEndSaturday, January 1, 1972 at 2:43 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 311-021 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Robert H. Abplanalp held a brief, one-minute meeting in the Old Executive Office Building to address an unspecified administrative or logistical matter. The exchange primarily served to confirm that Abplanalp had successfully obtained requested information, though the specific subject matter remains obscured due to missing transcript data and the withdrawal of materials. No major policy decisions were reached during this short interaction.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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40:21Ok.
41:32Hello.
41:34Hi, Henry.
41:35On that date, I've gotten all the information.

NARA Description

On January 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Abplanalp met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:42 pm to 2:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 311-21

Date: January 1, 1972
Time: 2:42 pm - 2:43 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Robert H. Abplanalp.

[See Conversation No. 17-130; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]

Also recorded on January 1, 1972

  • 017-130 2:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Abplanalp talked on the telephone from 2:42 pm to 2:43 pm.
  • 017-131 2:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 3:56 pm.
  • 017-132 2:43 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 3:56 pm.
  • 017-133 2:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 3:56 pm.
  • 311-022 2:43 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:43 pm to 3:56 pm.
  • 311-023 2:43 PM · 8 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 2:43 pm and 3:56 pm.
  • 311-024 2:43 PM · 3 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 2:43 pm and 3:56 pm.
  • 311-025 2:43 PM · 26 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 2:43 pm and 3:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 311-021, January 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/311-021 (accessed October 11, 2026).