Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 336 › Conversation 336-044
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Vietnam War
Monday, May 8, 1972 · 5:55 PM–6:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 59 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with an unidentified individual regarding his upcoming televised address concerning the Vietnam War. The discussion focused on coordinating the logistics for a subsequent Cabinet meeting and confirming the appearance of Admiral Thomas H. Moorer. The participants finalized arrangements for these events before the President’s scheduled departure.
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Position in tape: 02:21:12 – 02:22:08
part A, 6:01
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 5:55 pm and 6:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-044 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 336-44
Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:55 and 6:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
Vietnam
-President’s speech
-Cabinet meeting
-President’s appearance
-Adm. Thomas H. Moorer
-President’s departureTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on May 8, 1972
- 336-040 5:54 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:54 pm to 5:55 pm.
- 336-041 5:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:09 pm.
- 336-042 5:55 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 5:55 pm and 6:09 pm.
- 336-043 5:55 PM · 12 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 5:55 pm and 6:09 pm.
- 336-045 5:55 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:09 pm.
- 336-046 5:55 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:09 pm.
- 336-047 5:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:09 pm.
- 336-048 5:55 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:09 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 336-044, 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/336-044 (accessed November 2, 2026).