President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation, which lasted only eight minutes, appears to contain a singular, reactionary remark regarding an unspecified negative development. No substantive policy discussions, political strategy, or actionable directives were captured on the recording.
On April 17, 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 2:28 pm and 2:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 331-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 331-4
Date: April 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:28 pm and 2:36 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
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[Duration: 5s]
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