Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 336 › Conversation 336-015
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential meetings
Monday, May 8, 1972 · 3:46 PM–3:58 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, private meeting with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building. Due to the presence of withdrawn material and the lack of an available transcript, the specific subject matter, objectives, and any resulting decisions remain classified or undocumented. The interaction concluded within approximately twelve minutes.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 8, 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 3:46 pm and 3:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 336-15 Date: May 8, 1972 Time: Unknown after 3:46 and before 3:58 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with an unknown man. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 6s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** The unknown man left at an unknown time before 3:58 pm.
Also recorded on May 8, 1972
- 336-012 3:45 PM · 1 min — 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.
- 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.
- 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 336-015, 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/336-015 (accessed October 9, 2026).