Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 337 › Conversation 337-007

Nixon alone in his EOB office on Dictation

Wednesday, May 10, 1972 · 9:50 AM–10:05 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation337-007 on Tape 337 (tape position 00:41:20–00:42:31)StartWednesday, May 10, 1972 at 9:50 AMEndWednesday, May 10, 1972 at 10:05 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 337-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown typist to dictate official instructions. The brief interaction focused on the President's administrative needs and the transcription of specific materials. No broader policy discussions were captured, as the dialogue was limited to direct dictation tasks.

Audio

part A, 41:20

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NARA Description

On May 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:05 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 337-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 337-7
Date: May 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:50 and 10:05 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated instructions to an unknown typist.

[This is a continuation of Conversation No. 337-5]

     End of tape

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

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— 1 min 10 s with no transcribed speech —

Yes, sir.

Also recorded on May 10, 1972

  • 337-003 9:20 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:20 am to 9:50 am.
  • 337-004 9:50 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John S. Bradley met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:05 am.
  • 337-005 9:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:05 am.
  • 337-006 9:50 AM · 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 9:50 am and 10:05 am.
  • 337-008 9:50 AM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:05 am.
  • 337-009 10:05 AM · 2 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, unknown person(s), Charles W. Colson, and Melvin R. Laird met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:05 am to 12:06 pm.
  • 024-060 10:19 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:19 am.
  • 024-061 10:19 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 10:21 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 337-007, May 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/337-007 (accessed November 2, 2026).