Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 340 › Conversation 340-002
Nixon & Monzon on John B. Connally and Personal Correspondence
Tuesday, May 16, 1972 · 1:13 PM–1:19 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown female guest and Zosimo T. Monzon to briefly coordinate personal scheduling and logistics, including upcoming travel plans and a dinner engagement. The discussion touched upon a recent trip involving John B. Connally and the President's recent visit to a hospitalized individual. The participants concluded the brief session by confirming personal arrangements and administrative tasks.
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NARA Description
On May 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 340-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 340-2
Date: May 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:13 pm and 1:19 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown woman.
The unknown woman’s schedule
-A dinner
-A telephone call
-John B. Connally trip
Zosimo T. Monzon entered at an unknown time after 1:13 pm.
Monzon’s schedule
Monzon left at an unknown time before 1:19 pm.
Manolo Sanchez
-The President’s view
-Trip to Florida
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Privacy]
[Duration: 27s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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-Mood
-Reaction to President's visit
The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 1:19 pm.Also recorded on May 16, 1972
- 340-001 1:12 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:12 pm to 1:13 pm.
- 340-003 1:19 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:19 pm to 1:20 pm.
- 024-151 1:20 PM · 0 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:20 pm.
- 024-168 1:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:20 pm to 1:22 pm.
- 340-004 1:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:20 pm.
- 340-005 1:20 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:20 pm to 1:22 pm.
- 024-152 1:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 3:50 pm.
- 340-006 1:22 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 1:22 pm and 3:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 340-002, 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/340-002 (accessed October 9, 2026).