Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 336 › Conversation 336-027
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential meetings
Monday, May 8, 1972 · 4:25 PM–4:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, ten-minute meeting with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building. Because the entirety of the discussion was designated as a personal, returnable item, no public transcript or record of the meeting's substance exists. Consequently, the specific topics, strategic developments, or actions taken during this encounter remain historically unavailable.
- Presidential meetings
- Classified communications
- White House operations
- Nixon administration
Audio
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 01:49:03 into the tape and ends around 01:49:33.
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 4:25 pm and 4:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 336-27 Date: May 8, 1972 Time: Unknown after 4:25 and before 4:35 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with an unknown man. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 10s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** The unknown man left at an unknown time before 4:35 pm.
Also recorded on May 8, 1972
- 024-009 4:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 4:25 pm.
- 336-022 4:15 PM · 13 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 4:15 pm and 4:25 pm.
- 336-023 4:15 PM · 27 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 4:15 pm and 4:25 pm.
- 024-010 4:25 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:25 pm.
- 336-024 4:25 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:25 pm.
- 336-025 4:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:25 pm and 4:35 pm.
- 336-026 4:25 PM · 16 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 4:25 pm and 4:35 pm.
- 024-011 4:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 4:35 pm to 4:36 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 336-027, 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/336-027 (accessed October 9, 2026).