Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 334 › Conversation 334-027

Nixon alone in his EOB office on John B. Connally and Vietnam War

Tuesday, May 2, 1972 · 1:23 PM–4:38 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation334-027 on Tape 334 (tape position 02:16:04–02:19:18)StartTuesday, May 2, 1972 at 1:23 PMEndTuesday, May 2, 1972 at 4:38 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 334-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon dictates a memorandum for the file to summarize recent events and internal administrative considerations. He reviews a dinner involving John B. Connally, discusses the involvement of entertainers like Bob Hope in Vietnam, and touches upon military matters including drug use and dishonorable discharges. Additionally, the President briefly reflects on the activities of defense officials Melvin R. Laird and Thomas H. Moorer regarding the escalation of the Vietnam War.

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This is a tape of May 2nd, the previous tape jammed in the middle.

It sounds like I'm sitting at the end of the common center.

Now I'm sure it's the rest of the center that's going to go to the actual place.

And I'm talking to you right now.

I'm not going to do any sightings.

I don't think it's worth it.

Thank you.

And there were several of the others, and there was one fellow who was planning to do the bombing of Vietnam.

And he was present in the building, and he was on his way to the building, and he was on his way to the building, and he was on his way to the building, and he was on his way to the building, and he was on his way to the building,

NARA Description

On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 334-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 334-27

Date: May 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm
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 10/07/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]

[Personal Returnable]
[334-027-w001]
[Duration: 2m 34s]

     A dinner
          -May 2, newspaper account
          -John B. Connally
          -New Hampshire [?]

     Melvin R. Laird and Thomas H. Moorer

     Leslie T. (“Bob”) Hope and other entertainers
           -Vietnam
                 -TV appearance

     George C. Wallace

     Drug use in military
          -Dishonorable discharges

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Also recorded on May 2, 1972

334-021 1:23 PM · 5 min — 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 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
334-022 1:23 PM · 3 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 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
334-023 1:23 PM · 2 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 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
334-024 1:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
334-025 1:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
334-026 1:23 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
334-028 1:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
334-029 1:23 PM · 43 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 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 334-027, May 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/334-027 (accessed October 10, 2026).