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Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House…

Tuesday, May 9, 1972 · 10:58 AM–11:07 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation338-003 on Tape 338 (tape position 00:24:09–00:24:54)StartTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 10:58 AMEndTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 11:07 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 338-003 ↗

President Nixon held a brief meeting with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss classified or sensitive information. The interaction was limited in duration and concluded with the visitor departing shortly after arrival. Due to the lack of a transcript and the presence of withdrawn material, the specific objectives and outcomes of this discussion remain historically obscured.

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On May 9, 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 10:58 am and 11:07 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 338-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 338-3

Date: May 9, 1972
Time: Unknown after 10:58 and before 11:07 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown man.

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[Duration: 6s ]

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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:07 am.
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  • 024-037 10:58 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:07 am.
  • 338-002 10:58 AM · 1 min — 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 10:58 am and 11:07 am.
  • 338-004 10:58 AM · 24 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 10:58 am and 11:07 am.
  • 338-005 10:58 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:07 am.
  • 024-038 11:07 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 11:07 am to 11:12 am.
  • 338-006 11:07 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:12 am.
  • 024-039 11:12 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:16 am.

Conversation 338-003, May 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/338-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).