Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 368 › Conversation 368-030

Nixon alone in his EOB office on Presidential records and memorandum

Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 9:40 AM–10:34 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation368-030 onTape 368StartThursday, October 19, 1972 at 9:40 AMEndThursday, October 19, 1972 at 10:34 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 368-030 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon utilized this time to dictate a personal memorandum for his official records. The recording captures the President's internal reflections or instructions regarding sensitive or private administrative matters. Because the majority of the segment is classified as a withdrawn personal item, the specific details of the recorded content remain restricted from public review.

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NARA Description

On October 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 10:34 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 368-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 368-30

Date: October 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:40 am and 10:34 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum for the file.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 13m 41s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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[This conversation continues as Conversation No. 368-33]

                                       (rev. Oct-06)

Also recorded on October 19, 1972

  • 031-137 9:08 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:36 am.
  • 368-026 9:08 AM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:36 am.
  • 031-138 9:36 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally talked on the telephone from 9:36 am to 9:40 am.
  • 368-029 9:36 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:36 am to 9:40 am.
  • 368-031 9:40 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 10:34 am.
  • 368-032 9:40 AM · 23 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 9:40 am and 10:34 am.
  • 368-033 9:40 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 10:34 am.
  • 368-035 9:40 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 10:30 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 368-030, October 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/368-030 (accessed September 18, 2026).