Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 321 › Conversation 321-016
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential meetings
Wednesday, February 9, 1972 · 3:40 PM–12:29 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss confidential administrative or political matters. Due to the lack of an available transcript or specific contextual records, the exact nature of the dialogue and any resulting executive decisions remain historical unknowns. The recording serves primarily as a logistical record of the President's private scheduling and consultation activities during the winter of 1972.
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NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 3:40 pm on February 9, 1972 and 12:29 pm on March 8, 1972. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 321-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 321-16
Date: Unknown between February 9 and March 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:40 pm, February 9, 1972 and 12:29 pm, March 8, 1972
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
RequestAlso recorded on February 9, 1972
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- 321-013 2:57 PM · 23 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 2:57 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 321-014 3:15 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 3:40 pm.
- 020-086 3:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:36 pm to 3:38 pm.
- 020-087 3:38 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:38 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 321-015 3:40 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 3:40 pm on February 9, 1972 and 12:29 pm on March 8, 1972.
- 321-017 3:40 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 3:40 pm on February 9, 1972 and 12:29 pm on March 8, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 321-016, February 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/321-016 (accessed October 2, 2026).