Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 339 › Conversation 339-019
Nixon & Duggan on Legislation and Legislative process
Monday, May 15, 1972 · 9:44 PM–9:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal check-in with Ann Duggan late in the evening to discuss the status of a specific legislative bill. The conversation focused on the lack of available information regarding the proposal's progress. The exchange concluded with the President instructing Duggan to retire for the night after acknowledging the ambiguity of the situation.
- Legislation
- White House operations
- Legislative process
- Informal communication
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ann Duggan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:44 pm to 9:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 339-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 339-19 Date: May 15, 1972 Time: 9:44-9:45 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Ann Duggan. [See Conversation No. 24-130; one item has been withdrawn from this conversation.]
Also recorded on May 16, 1972
- 024-127 9:35 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:35 pm and 9:36 pm.
- 024-128 9:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:36 pm to 9:39 pm.
- 339-017 9:36 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:36 pm to 9:39 pm.
- 024-129 9:40 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Lukash talked on the telephone from 9:40 pm to 9:43 pm.
- 339-018 9:40 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Lukash met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:40 pm to 9:43 pm.
- 024-130 9:44 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ann Duggan talked on the telephone from 9:44 pm to 9:45 pm.
- 339-020 9:45 PM · 5 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 9:45 pm and 9:48 pm.
- 724-009 9:48 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:48 pm and 10:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 339-019, May 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/339-019 (accessed October 9, 2026).