Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 335 › Conversation 335-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Communications

Monday, May 1, 1972 · 2:32 PM–2:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation335-001 on Tape 335 (tape position 00:00:47–00:01:15)StartMonday, May 1, 1972 at 2:32 PMEndMonday, May 1, 1972 at 2:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 335-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled meeting in the Old Executive Office Building with an unidentified individual. The discussion was limited to logistical arrangements, specifically concerning the scheduling of a return phone call. No substantive policy matters or major administrative decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

Audio

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NARA Description

On May 1, 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 2:32 pm and 2:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 335-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 335-1

Date: May 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:32 and 2:40 pm.
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     An unknown person
         -Return
              -Time
              -Return call

Also recorded on May 1, 1972

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716-007 3:08 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 4:08 pm.
716-002 4:11 PM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 5:29 pm.
716-003 5:31 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:31 pm to 5:53 pm.
716-004 5:57 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:57 pm to 6:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 335-001, May 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/335-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).