Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 351 › Conversation 351-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Casual conversation
Thursday, July 27, 1972 · 2:12 PM–2:59 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal discussion with an unidentified individual in his Old Executive Office Building workspace. The dialogue remains largely unintelligible, consisting of casual remarks that do not reveal any substantive policy deliberations or strategic decision-making. Consequently, the meeting did not result in any documented developments or official action items.
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NARA Description
On July 27, 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 2:12 pm and 2:59 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 351-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 351-4
Date: July 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:12 pm and 2:59 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
AgreementAlso recorded on July 27, 1972
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- 028-002 12:47 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 1:14 pm.
- 028-003 1:14 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:14 pm to 1:15 pm.
- 351-001 1:50 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:50 pm to 1:53 pm.
- 351-002 1:53 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:53 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 351-003 2:10 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:10 pm to 2:12 pm.
- 351-005 2:12 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 2:59 pm.
- 755-001 3:03 PM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Herbert G. Klein, Peter Lisagor, Robert D. Novak, Sarah McLendon, Helen A. Thomas, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), White House operator, and Morgan Wilson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 4:36 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 351-004, July 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/351-004 (accessed September 18, 2026).