Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 336 › Conversation 336-012
Nixon & Acker on Vietnam War and Blockade
Monday, May 8, 1972 · 3:45 PM–3:46 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Marjorie P. Acker to confirm the status of the draft for his upcoming televised address regarding the blockade of North Vietnam. The discussion focused on the preparation of the speech, with Acker confirming that Rose Mary Woods was currently working on the document. The President emphasized his urgency in finalizing the copy for his broadcast.
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NARA Description
On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:45 pm to 3:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 336-12
Date: May 8, 1972
Time: 3:45 - 3:46 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Marjorie P. Acker.
[Unintelligible]
Vietnam
-President’s forthcoming speech on the blockade
-President’s copy
-Preparation
-Rose Mary Woods
Acker left at 3:46 pm.Also recorded on May 8, 1972
- 336-013 3:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 336-014 3:46 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 336-015 3:46 PM · 37 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 3:46 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 024-005 3:58 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:58 pm to 3:59 pm.
- 336-016 3:58 PM · 58 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 3:59 pm.
- 024-006 3:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:59 pm and 4:13 pm.
- 336-017 3:59 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:59 pm and 4:13 pm.
- 336-018 3:59 PM · 2 min — 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 3:59 pm and 4:13 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 336-012, May 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/336-012 (accessed October 9, 2026).