Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 329 › Conversation 329-041
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential logistics
Saturday, April 15, 1972 · 12:27 PM–1:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief, informal encounter. The primary purpose of the brief interaction involved the President placing an order for consommé. No significant political or policy matters were addressed during this short exchange.
- Presidential logistics
- Food service
- White House operations
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NARA Description
On April 15, 1972, 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 12:27 pm and 1:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 329-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 329-41
Date: April 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:27 pm and 1:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown man.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/18/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[329-041-w001]
[Duration: 4s]
Request
-Consommé
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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 1:00 pm.Also recorded on April 15, 1972
- 022-125 11:55 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:20 pm.
- 329-033 11:55 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:20 pm.
- 022-126 12:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:20 pm to 12:22 pm.
- 329-037 12:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:20 pm to 12:22 pm.
- 329-038 12:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:25 pm.
- 022-127 12:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond J. Arbuthnot talked on the telephone from 12:25 pm to 12:27 pm.
- 329-039 12:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond J. Arbuthnot met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:25 pm to 12:27 pm.
- 329-040 12:27 PM · 1 min — 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 12:27 pm and 1:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 329-041, April 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/329-041 (accessed October 1, 2026).