Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 362 › Conversation 362-005
Nixon & Dunn on Executive office administration and White House records
Friday, August 4, 1972 · 2:30 PM–2:32 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with Thomas G. Dunn in the Old Executive Office Building for a two-minute discussion. Due to the lack of a transcript and the fact that one item from the records was withdrawn, the specific nature of their communication remains undisclosed. The interaction serves as a brief recorded contact between the President and Dunn during the summer of 1972.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On August 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas G. Dunn met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 2:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 362-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 362-5 Date: August 4, 1972 Time: 2:30 pm - 2:32 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Thomas G. Dunn. [See Conversation No. 29-22; one item has been withdrawn]
Also recorded on August 4, 1972
- 029-020 2:28 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:28 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 029-021 2:28 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:28 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 362-003 2:28 PM · 12 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 2:28 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 362-004 2:28 PM · 22 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 2:28 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 029-022 2:30 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas G. Dunn talked on the telephone from 2:30 pm to 2:32 pm.
- 029-023 2:32 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:34 pm.
- 362-006 2:32 PM · 17 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 2:32 pm and 2:34 pm.
- 362-007 2:32 PM · 15 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 2:32 pm and 2:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 362-005, August 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/362-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).