Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 376 › Conversation 376-004

Nixon alone in his EOB office on Presidential memorandum and Record keeping

Wednesday, November 1, 1972 · 8:08 PM–9:13 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation376-004 on Tape 376StartWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 8:08 PMEndWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 9:13 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 376-004 ↗

President Nixon utilized this session in his Old Executive Office Building office to dictate a memorandum for his personal records. The recording serves as a formal documentation of administrative or political matters, though the specific substance remains classified under a withdrawn item. This dictation functions as a continuation of his earlier efforts to memorialize key reflections or procedural instructions.

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On November 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:08 pm and 9:13 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 376-004 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 376-4

Date: November 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:08pm and 9:13 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum for the file.

[This is a continuation of Conversation No. 376-2]

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 24m 7s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Conversation 376-004, November 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/376-004 (accessed October 9, 2026).