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.
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 AidConversation 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.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.