Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 339 › Conversation 339-024
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on U.S. Air Force
Friday, May 19, 1972 · 1:58 PM–3:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon expresses intense frustration regarding the U.S. Air Force's failure to execute critical military operations as ordered. He criticizes the leadership for failing to strike important targets despite having the necessary opportunities. Nixon signals his intent to intervene and expose these operational deficiencies to ensure future compliance with his military directives.
- U.S. Air Force
- Military operations
- Command and control
- Vietnam War strategy
- Military policy
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 339-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 339-24 Date: May 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:58 and 3:20 pm Location: Executive Office building The President met with an unknown person. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** The unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:20 pm.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.
- 339-021 1:58 PM · 2 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.
- 339-022 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.
- 339-025 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 339-024, 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/339-024 (accessed October 9, 2026).