Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 329 › Conversation 329-053

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential meetings

Sunday, April 16, 1972 · 9:57 AM–10:20 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation329-053 on Tape 329 (tape position 05:22:59–05:23:03)StartSunday, April 16, 1972 at 9:57 AMEndSunday, April 16, 1972 at 10:20 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 329-053 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building to acknowledge and express gratitude for an unspecified action. Due to the lack of available documentation or transcript, the specific nature of the business or the identity of the participant remains unknown. The meeting concluded briefly, with the visitor departing the office shortly after the initial exchange.

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On April 16, 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 9:57 am and 10:20 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 329-053 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 329-53

Date: April 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:57 am and 10:20 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown person.

     Thanks for unknown action

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 10:20 am.
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Conversation 329-053, April 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/329-053 (accessed October 1, 2026).