Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 334 › Conversation 334-030
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Vietnam War and Military strategy
Tuesday, May 2, 1972 · 1:23 PM–4:38 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon dictates a memorandum for the file regarding the ongoing Vietnam conflict and current military strategy. The President evaluates the potential for a communist collapse and reviews the effectiveness of recent air strikes under existing administration policies. He also references internal communications, including a letter from a first-grade teacher and correspondence involving H. R. Haldeman and John B. Connally.
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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 334-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 334-30
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]
[334-030-w001]
[Duration: 1m 29s]
December 2, [1971] [?]
-Memorandum
Letter from unknown first grade teacher
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
John B. Connally
Vietnam
-Communist collapse
-Air strikes
-Present policies
*****************************************************************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.
- 334-027 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.
- 334-028 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 334-030, 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/334-030 (accessed October 10, 2026).