Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 339 › Conversation 339-021
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential records
Friday, May 19, 1972 · 1:58 PM–3:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon held a meeting with an unidentified individual in his Old Executive Office Building office to discuss the retention of an unknown document or item. The conversation concluded with a brief, informal sign-off, leaving the specific nature of the materials and any resulting directives ambiguous. No further policy developments or definitive actions are discernible from the brief recorded exchange.
- Presidential records
- Document retention
- White House operations
- Administrative procedures
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 19, 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 1:58 pm and 3:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 339-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 339-21
Date: May 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:58 and 3:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person.
An unknown item
-Retention
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:20 pm.Also recorded on May 19, 1972
- 024-159 1:58 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:20 pm.
- 339-022 1:58 PM · 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 1:58 pm and 3:20 pm.
- 339-023 1:58 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:20 pm.
- 339-024 1:58 PM · 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 1:58 pm and 3:20 pm.
- 339-025 1:58 PM · 19 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 1:58 pm and 3:20 pm.
- 339-026 1:58 PM · 3 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 1:58 pm and 3:20 pm.
- 339-027 1:58 PM · 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 1:58 pm and 3:20 pm.
- 339-028 1:58 PM · 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 1:58 pm and 3:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 339-021, May 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/339-021 (accessed October 9, 2026).