Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 328 › Conversation 328-029
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Political strategy and Republican Party
Monday, April 3, 1972 · 1:28 PM–2:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon dictates a memorandum for the file regarding his upcoming political strategy. The discussion centers on preparations for a meeting with Republican officials to outline the party's objectives for the following year. This effort reflects the administration's focus on long-term political planning and party coordination.
- Richard M. Nixon
- Political strategy
- Republican Party
- Memorandum
- Election planning
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NARA Description
On April 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 2:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 328-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 328-29
Date: April 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:28 pm and 2:43 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/09/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[328-029-w001]
[Duration: 1m 27s]
Vietnam
-Melvin R. Laird
-Thomas H. Moorer
-Joint Chiefs of Staff [JCS]
-US policy
-Military
Press conference
**********************************************************************Also recorded on April 3, 1972
- 328-025 12:55 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:55 pm to 1:28 pm.
- 328-026 1:28 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 1:28 pm and 2:43 pm.
- 328-027 1:28 PM · 6 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 1:28 pm and 2:43 pm.
- 328-028 1:28 PM · 11 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 1:28 pm and 2:43 pm.
- 328-030 2:43 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:43 pm to 3:05 pm.
- 328-031 3:05 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:19 pm.
- 328-032 3:05 PM · 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 3:05 pm and 3:19 pm.
- 328-033 3:05 PM · 15 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 3:05 pm and 3:19 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 328-029, April 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/328-029 (accessed October 1, 2026).