Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 330 › Conversation 330-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential logistics

Wednesday, April 5, 1972 · 9:10 AM–9:16 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation330-005 on Tape 330 (tape position 00:12:23–00:13:42)StartWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 9:10 AMEndWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 9:16 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 330-005 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, six-minute meeting with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building. The exchange consists of an inquiry regarding the readiness of the interlocutor, followed by a directive to conclude the discussion. No substantive policy matters, strategic decisions, or significant historical developments were documented in the available record of this brief interaction.

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12:30Are you ready?
12:31Over then.

On April 5, 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 9:10 am and 9:16 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 330-005 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 330-5

Date: April 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:10 am and 9:16 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

       Meeting with the President
  • 330-001 8:33 AM · 55 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 8:33 am and 8:45 am.
  • 022-078 8:45 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:45 am.
  • 330-003 8:45 AM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:45 am.
  • 330-004 9:00 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:00 am to 9:10 am.
  • 330-006 9:10 AM · 50 sec — 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 9:10 am and 9:16 am.
  • 022-079 9:16 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:16 am and 9:27 am.
  • 330-007 9:16 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:16 am to 9:55 am.
  • 022-080 9:27 AM · 5 min — Henry A. Kissinger, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:27 am to 9:32 am.

Conversation 330-005, 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/330-005 (accessed October 1, 2026).