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Nixon & Jackson on Correspondence and New York Times

Wednesday, April 5, 1972 · 11:44 AM–11:45 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Jackson, Henry M. ("Scoop")Conversation330-016 on Tape 330 (tape position 02:21:46–02:22:50)StartWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 11:44 AMEndWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 11:45 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 330-016 ↗

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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NARA Description

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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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]

Also recorded on April 5, 1972

022-085 11:39 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
330-014 11:39 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
022-086 11:43 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:43 am to 11:44 am.
330-015 11:43 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:43 am to 11:44 am.
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 · 50 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 October 1, 2026).