Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 329 › Conversation 329-010

Nixon alone in his EOB office on Baseball and Memorandum for the file

Tuesday, April 4, 1972 · 8:50 PM–9:42 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 42 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation329-010 on Tape 329 (tape position 00:17:45–00:19:41)StartTuesday, April 4, 1972 at 8:50 PMEndTuesday, April 4, 1972 at 9:42 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 329-010 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417186219 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon dictated a memorandum for the file regarding the inclusion of professional baseball in a specific, unnamed deal. The President clarified his recollection of whether baseball interests were meant to be part of the negotiations. The brief recording serves as an official record to document his understanding of the agreement's terms.

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NARA Description

On April 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:42 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 329-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 329-10
Date: April 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:50 pm and 9:42 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 10/18/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[329-010-w001]
[Duration: 42s]

       Baseball
             -Arnold D. Palmer
             -International club
             -San Francisco
             -Los Angeles [?]
             -Chicago
             -New York
             -Canada
             -Montreal

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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I knew the fact that baseball would not be a part of the deal, and I don't recall any exceptions.
I knew the fact that baseball would be a part of the deal.
I knew the fact that baseball would be a part of the deal.
I knew the fact that baseball would be a part of the deal.
They are.
They're not the only ones.

Also recorded on April 4, 1972

  • 022-076 8:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:45 pm.
  • 329-001 8:15 PM · 7 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 8:15 pm and 8:45 pm.
  • 329-002 8:15 PM · 24 sec — unknown person(s) and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:45 pm.
  • 329-003 8:15 PM · 52 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 8:15 pm and 8:45 pm.
  • 022-077 8:45 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:45 pm to 8:50 pm.
  • 329-009 8:45 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:45 pm to 8:50 pm.
  • 329-011 8:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:42 pm.
  • 329-012 8:50 PM · 20 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 8:50 pm and 9:42 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 329-010, April 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417186219). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/329-010 (accessed November 15, 2026).