Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 379 › Conversation 379-001
Nixon & Acker on Vietnam War and Look to the Future address
Wednesday, November 1, 1972 · 8:26 AM–8:27 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Marjorie P. Acker to discuss administrative coordination regarding his upcoming "Look to the Future" radio and television address. The conversation focused on clarifying instructions for Acker regarding the handling of sensitive Vietnam War-related materials intended for Henry Kissinger and speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. Nixon directed Acker to consult with the appropriate staff to resolve confusion over the clearance and routing of these specific segments.
- Vietnam War
- Look to the Future address
- Henry Kissinger
- Raymond K. Price, Jr.
- White House administration
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NARA Description
On November 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:26 am to 8:27 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 379-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 379-1
Date: November 1, 1972
Time: 8:26 am - 8:27 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Marjorie P. Acker.
Vietnam War
-The President’s forthcoming radio and television speech, “Look to the Future”
-[Raymond K. Price, Jr.]
-Henry A. Kissinger
Acker left at 8:27 am.Also recorded on November 1, 1972
- 032-105 8:55 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:55 am to 8:56 am.
- 379-002 8:55 AM · 1 min — Raymond K. Price, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:55 am to 8:56 am.
- 032-106 9:00 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:00 am.
- 032-107 9:00 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:02 am.
- 379-003 9:00 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:00 am.
- 379-004 9:00 AM · 11 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 9:00 am and 9:02 am.
- 032-108 9:02 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:02 am to 9:03 am.
- 379-005 9:02 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:02 am to 9:03 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 379-001, November 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/379-001 (accessed October 5, 2026).