Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 331 › Conversation 331-015
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Presidential memorandum
Wednesday, April 19, 1972 · 9:55 AM–10:11 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 min
AI Summary
President Nixon recorded a brief, informal memorandum for the file, reflecting on recent social interactions and miscellaneous administrative observations. The President commented on various personal subjects, including individuals he encountered, a recent excursion on the Sequoia, and his daughter Tricia Nixon Cox. The dictation serves as a personal record of these fleeting reflections rather than a discussion of formal policy or government decisions.
- Presidential memorandum
- Personal reflections
- Sequoia
- Tricia Nixon Cox
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NARA Description
On April 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:11 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 331-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 331-15
Date: April 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:55 am and 10:11 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/15/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[331-015-w001]
[Duration: 6m 20s]
Dinner
Great Britain
Unknown girl
-Marriage
Unknown doctor and unknown missionary
-Strong Republicans
-Monday, April 24
Unknown woman’s father
-Ohio
Second floor
Washington chair of unknown organization
The President’s humorous comment
California
People’s Republic of China [PRC]
Weather
-The President’s recent trip on the Sequoia
Tricia Nixon Cox
*****************************************************************Also recorded on April 19, 1972
- 331-011 9:13 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:13 am and 9:20 am.
- 331-012 9:13 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:13 am and 9:20 am.
- 331-013 9:20 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:20 am to 9:55 am.
- 331-014 9:55 AM · 4 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 9:55 am and 10:11 am.
- 331-016 10:11 AM · 2 hr 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:11 am to 12:17 pm.
- 023-031 12:17 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
- 023-169 12:17 PM · 3 sec — a telephone call was attempted at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm, but the call was not completed.
- 331-017 12:17 PM · 23 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 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 331-015, April 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/331-015 (accessed October 1, 2026).