Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 336 › Conversation 336-030
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
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to discuss preparations for his upcoming televised address announcing the mining and blockade of North Vietnamese ports. The conversation touched upon the historical weight of the impending announcement and briefly addressed concerns regarding the President’s appropriate attire for the broadcast. This meeting served as a final consultation shortly before the administration executed this significant escalation of the Vietnam War.
- Vietnam War
- Operation Linebacker
- Naval blockade
- Presidential address
- Foreign policy
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 4:36 pm and 4:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 336-30
Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown after 4:36 and before 4:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown man.
President’s forthcoming speech on Vietnam blockade
-Attire
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 4:50 pm.Also recorded on May 8, 1972
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- 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.
- 336-028 4:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:36 pm.
- 024-012 4:36 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:36 pm and 4:55 pm.
- 336-029 4:36 PM · 55 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 4:36 pm and 4:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 336-030, 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/336-030 (accessed October 9, 2026).