Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 332 › Conversation 332-005

Nixon & Kissinger on Foreign Policy and Vietnam War

Tuesday, April 18, 1972 · 8:18 PM–8:24 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation332-005 on Tape 332 (tape position 00:03:29–00:06:59)StartTuesday, April 18, 1972 at 8:18 PMEndTuesday, April 18, 1972 at 8:24 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 332-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to coordinate strategy following the President's recent discussions regarding sensitive foreign policy matters. The brief consultation served as a follow-up to earlier deliberations, likely centering on ongoing diplomatic efforts in Vietnam or preparations for international summits. No formal transcript is available to detail specific directives, but the meeting functioned as a high-level synchronization of executive decision-making.

Audio

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NARA Description

On April 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:18 pm to 8:24 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 332-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 332-5

Date: April 18, 1972
Time: 8:18 pm - 8:24 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

     [See Conversation No. 23-28]

Also recorded on April 19, 1972

  • 023-026 8:05 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:05 pm and 8:18 pm.
  • 023-027 8:05 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:05 pm and 8:18 pm.
  • 023-028 8:18 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:18 pm to 8:24 pm.
  • 023-029 8:24 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:24 pm and 8:25 pm.
  • 332-006 8:24 PM · 11 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 8:24 pm and 8:25 pm.
  • 332-007 8:24 PM · 58 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 8:24 pm and 8:25 pm.
  • 023-030 8:25 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:25 pm to 8:45 pm.
  • 332-008 8:25 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:25 pm to 8:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 332-005, 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/332-005 (accessed October 1, 2026).