Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 330 › Conversation 330-016
Nixon & Jackson on New York Times and Editorials
Wednesday, April 5, 1972 · 11:44 AM–11:45 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Senator Henry M. Jackson to dictate a formal letter addressed to him. The discussion centered on an editorial published in The New York Times. Nixon concluded the brief interaction by providing instructions to share a copy of the correspondence with an individual named Margaret.
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Position in tape: 02:21:46 – 02:22:50
part B, 20:32
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On April 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:44 am and 11:45 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 330-016 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 330-16
Date: April 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:44 am and 11:45 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a letter to Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson.
Instructions
New York Times editorial
-Copy to be sent to Margaret [Surname unknown]Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 330-017 11:45 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:45 am to 12:23 pm.
- 330-018 12:23 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 330-019 12:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 330-020 12:23 PM · 53 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 12:23 pm and 1:32 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 330-016, 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/330-016 (accessed November 15, 2026).