Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 386 › Conversation 386-002

Nixon & Monzon on California administration officials

Tuesday, December 5, 1972 · 6:20 PM–6:29 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Monzon, Zosimo T.Conversation386-002 on Tape 386StartTuesday, December 5, 1972 at 6:20 PMEndTuesday, December 5, 1972 at 6:29 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 386-002 ↗

President Nixon met with Zosimo T. Monzon in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief discussion regarding the President's upcoming scheduling arrangements. The conversation focused on preparations for a reception involving California administration officials, including the handling of specific folder materials. No major policy decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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On December 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:20 pm and 6:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 386-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 386-2

Date: December 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:20 pm and 6:29 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Zosimo T. Monson.

       The President’s schedule
            -Reception for California administration officials
                  -Folder
                         -Location
                              -Bedroom

Monson left at an unknown time before 6:29 pm.
  • 386-003 6:29 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:29 pm to 6:30 pm.
  • 034-148 6:30 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 6:43 pm.
  • 386-004 6:30 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 7:35 pm.
  • 034-026 6:43 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 6:43 pm to 6:44 pm.
  • 386-005 6:44 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:44 pm and 7:35 pm.
  • 386-006 6:44 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:44 pm and 7:35 pm.
  • 386-007 6:44 PM · 12 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 6:44 pm and 7:35 pm.
  • 386-008 6:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:44 pm and 7:35 pm.

Conversation 386-002, December 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/386-002 (accessed September 28, 2026).