Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 336 › Conversation 336-066
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Southeast Asia and Vietnam War
Monday, May 8, 1972 · 7:25 PM–8:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon utilized this session to rehearse his upcoming televised address regarding the escalating situation in Southeast Asia. The conversation focused on refining the rhetoric and delivery of his message to the American public. This rehearsal served as a final preparation for the President to articulate his administration's policy decisions and justify his strategic actions in the region.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:25 pm and 8:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-066 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 336-66 Date: May 8, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:25 and 8:04 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President rehearsed his “Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia”. [See Public Papers of the Presidents, Richard M. Nixon, 1972, pp. 583-587]
Also recorded on May 8, 1972
- 336-057 6:34 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:34 pm and 7:14 pm.
- 336-058 6:34 PM · 2 min — 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 6:34 pm and 7:14 pm.
- 336-059 6:34 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:34 pm and 7:14 pm.
- 336-060 6:34 PM · 18 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 6:34 pm and 7:14 pm.
- 336-064 7:14 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:14 pm to 7:25 pm.
- 336-065 7:25 PM · 50 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 7:25 pm and 8:04 pm.
- 336-067 7:25 PM · 23 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 7:25 pm and 8:04 pm.
- 336-068 7:25 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:25 pm and 8:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 336-066, 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/336-066 (accessed September 18, 2026).