Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 324 › Conversation 324-018

Nixon alone in his EOB office on Presidential dictation and Memorandum

Wednesday, March 22, 1972 · 10:05 AM–11:01 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation324-018 on Tape 324 (tape position 01:46:53–01:47:14)StartWednesday, March 22, 1972 at 10:05 AMEndWednesday, March 22, 1972 at 11:01 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 324-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon utilized this session to dictate an official memorandum. While the specific subject matter of the document remains undefined in the available transcript, the session served as a formal administrative exercise to capture executive policy or directives. No further deliberations or external parties were involved in the process.

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Yeah, that's pretty good.

NARA Description

On March 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 11:01 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 324-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 324-18

Date: March 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:11 am and 11:01 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum.

[End of dictation]

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  • 324-020 10:05 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 11:01 am.
  • 324-021 10:05 AM · 10 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 10:05 am and 11:01 am.
  • 324-044 10:05 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 11:01 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 324-018, March 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/324-018 (accessed October 3, 2026).