Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 329 › Conversation 329-011
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Presidential records
Tuesday, April 4, 1972 · 8:50 PM–9:42 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon dictates a brief, cryptic memorandum for the file involving a metaphorical reference to a garden and flowers. The recording serves as a personal record or placeholder, though the content lacks specific policy or political context. No substantive administrative or strategic decisions are documented in this brief dictation.
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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 329-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 329-11
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]
[329-011-w001]
[Duration: 14s]
Memorandum
*****************************************************************Also recorded on April 5, 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.
- 329-010 8:50 PM · 42 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 329-011, April 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/329-011 (accessed October 1, 2026).