Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 335 › Conversation 335-029

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Friday, May 5, 1972 · 1:59 PM–2:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation335-029 on Tape 335 (tape position 02:51:18–02:51:35)StartFriday, May 5, 1972 at 1:59 PMEndFriday, May 5, 1972 at 2:04 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 335-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction was limited to the coordination of telecommunications logistics. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were documented during this exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On May 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 2:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 335-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 335-29

Date: May 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:59 and 2:04 pm.
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 23-165]

Also recorded on May 5, 1972

  • 720-019 12:44 PM · 1 hr 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 1:59 pm.
  • 023-165 1:59 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 2:04 pm.
  • 335-028 1:59 PM · 47 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 1:59 pm and 2:04 pm.
  • 335-030 1:59 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 2:04 pm.
  • 023-166 2:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 2:04 pm to 2:05 pm.
  • 335-031 2:05 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 335-032 2:05 PM · 53 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 2:05 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 335-033 2:10 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:10 pm to 3:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 335-029, May 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/335-029 (accessed October 10, 2026).