Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 336 › Conversation 336-018
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Vietnam War
Monday, May 8, 1972 · 3:59 PM–4:13 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with unidentified staff regarding preparations for his upcoming televised address announcing the mining and blockade of North Vietnamese ports. The discussion addressed logistical arrangements for the speech, including coordination with Congressional leaders and a scheduled Cabinet meeting. Additionally, the President reviewed his administrative itinerary, prioritizing follow-up calls to John B. Connally and Billy Graham.
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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 3:59 pm and 4:13 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 336-18
Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:59 and 4:13 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
President’s schedule
-President’s forthcoming speech on the blockade
-Preparation
-Cabinet meeting
-Time
-Meeting with Congressional leaders
-Return calls
-John B. Connally
-William F. (“Billy”) Graham
Vietnam
-Blockade
-DemocratsAlso 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.
- 336-019 3:59 PM · 15 sec — 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 3:59 pm and 4:13 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 336-018, 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/336-018 (accessed October 9, 2026).