President Nixon held a brief, late-night meeting with unidentified individuals in the Old Executive Office Building shortly after his 1972 reelection victory. The discussion focused on logistical planning for an upcoming trip to Florida and brief mentions regarding California. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this abbreviated exchange.
On November 8, 1972, 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 12:54 am and 1:00 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 388-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 388-2
Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:54 am and 1:00 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
[Conversation No. 388-2A]
California
[End of telephone conversation]
The President’s schedule
-Florida trip
[Aborted telephone call]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
(rev. June-07)No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.