Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 333 › Conversation 333-045
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Casual conversation
Wednesday, April 26, 1972 · 5:15 PM–5:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with an unidentified individual in Henry Kissinger's office. The conversation consisted primarily of casual social pleasantries regarding personal errands rather than matters of state. No policy decisions, political deliberations, or substantive administrative actions were recorded during this exchange.
- Casual conversation
- White House operations
- Social interaction
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NARA Description
On April 26, 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 5:15 pm and 5:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 333-045 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 333-45
Date: April 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:16 pm and 5:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person in Henry A. Kissinger's office.
Return call from unknown personAlso recorded on April 26, 1972
- 023-087 4:34 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:34 pm to 4:37 pm.
- 333-024 4:37 PM · 1 min — 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 4:37 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 333-025 4:37 PM · 9 sec — 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 4:37 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 333-026 5:01 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:01 pm to 5:10 pm.
- 333-027 5:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:14 pm to 5:16 pm.
- 333-028 5:16 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:16 pm and 5:50 pm.
- 333-029 5:16 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:16 pm and 5:50 pm.
- 333-030 5:50 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:50 pm to 6:06 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 333-045, April 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/333-045 (accessed October 9, 2026).