Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 335 › Conversation 335-013
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telephone logistics
Wednesday, May 3, 1972 · 2:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with an unidentified individual, addressed as Mr. Reynolds, to coordinate a return phone call. The conversation focused on logistical scheduling, with the President indicating he would postpone the follow-up until the other party was prepared to respond. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 335-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 335-13
Date: May 3, 1972
Time: 2:30 pm.
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
Call to an unknown person
-Return call
-TimeAlso recorded on May 3, 1972
- 023-136 2:30 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:30 pm.
- 335-012 2:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:30 pm.
- 335-014 2:30 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 2:40 pm.
- 335-015 2:40 PM · 19 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 2:40 pm and 2:41 pm.
- 335-016 2:41 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:41 pm to 2:49 pm.
- 023-137 2:48 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 2:48 pm to 2:49 pm.
- 335-017 2:50 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard G. Kleindienst, L[ouis] Patrick Gray, III, unknown person(s), John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 3:35 pm.
- 023-138 2:53 PM · 2 min — John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 3:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 335-013, May 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/335-013 (accessed October 10, 2026).