Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 335 › Conversation 335-015
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Ronald L. Ziegler
Wednesday, May 3, 1972 · 2:40 PM–2:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief meeting in the Old Executive Office Building, potentially to coordinate with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. Due to the lack of an available transcript and the extremely short duration of the recording, the specific subject matter and any resulting directives remain undocumented. The interaction serves as a record of administrative logistics rather than a substantive policy discussion.
Audio
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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 an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 2:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 335-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 335-15
Date: May 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:40 and 2:41 pm.
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
Call to Ronald L. Ziegler [?]Also 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.
- 335-013 2:30 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) 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.
- 335-016 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 335-015, 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/335-015 (accessed October 10, 2026).