Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 336 › Conversation 336-029

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Vietnam War

Monday, May 8, 1972 · 4:36 PM–4:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation336-029 on Tape 336 (tape position 01:53:37–01:54:32)StartMonday, May 8, 1972 at 4:36 PMEndMonday, May 8, 1972 at 4:50 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 336-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with an aide regarding the logistical management and monitoring of public response to his upcoming televised address announcing the mining and blockade of North Vietnamese ports. The discussion focused on the systematic collection of incoming correspondence and expressions of support from the public to gauge the political impact of the escalation. Nixon emphasized the importance of tracking these reactions as a means to validate his administration's policy decisions.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:54:11That would be the only thing that we can do about reactions anyway.
1:54:12Photocopies and files and all that.
1:54:14That's the way you count.
1:54:19Right.
1:54:20Right.
1:54:21Okay.
1:54:21Right.
1:54:23Yeah.
1:54:24Well, I wanted to wish me well.

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 4:36 pm and 4:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 336-29

Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:36 and 4:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     President’s forthcoming speech on Vietnam blockade
          -Soliciting public reaction to speech
                -The President’s view
          -Well-wishers

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 336-029, 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/336-029 (accessed October 9, 2026).