Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 328 › Conversation 328-031
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Vietnam War and Military Strategy
Monday, April 3, 1972 · 3:05 PM–3:19 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 54 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon dictates a memorandum regarding the escalating North Vietnamese offensive and the subsequent administration strategy toward bombing campaigns in Laos and Vietnam. He consults with H.R. Haldeman to coordinate his upcoming schedule, specifically regarding a planned speech and press conference. The discussion emphasizes the need for internal alignment, necessitating consultations with John Connally, Henry Kissinger, and William Rogers to manage media coverage and public messaging.
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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 3:05 pm and 3:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 328-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 328-31
Date: April 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:05 pm and 3:19 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]
[328-031-w001]
[Duration: 52s]
Vietnam
-Bombing
-Laos
-Media
-Press release [?]
-North Vietnamese offensive
-Press coverage
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Conv. No. 328-30
Conversation (cont.)
No. 328-32
Date: April 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:05 pm and 3:19 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman [?]
Report on a speech
-John B. Connally
-Spiro Agnew’s comments
The President’s schedule
-Check with someone
-Speech
-Subject
-Press conference
-Time
-Check with Connally
-John D. Ehrlichman
John N. Mitchell
-Location
The President’s schedule
-A meeting with someone
-Ehrlichman
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Meeting with the President
-Arrangements
-Time
-Clearance with Connally
-A press conference
-Henry A. Kissinger
-William P. RogersAlso recorded on April 3, 1972
- 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.
- 328-032 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.
- 328-034 3:05 PM · 12 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 3:05 pm and 3:19 pm.
- 022-067 3:19 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:19 pm to 3:33 pm.
- 328-035 3:19 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:19 pm to 3:33 pm.
- 328-036 3:55 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:55 pm to 4:26 pm.
- 700-009 4:27 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:27 pm to 4:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 328-031, 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/328-031 (accessed October 1, 2026).