Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 391 › Conversation 391-001

Nixon & Monson on Presidential Meeting and Executive Office Building

Wednesday, November 1, 1972 · 12:40 PM–2:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Monson, ZosimoConversation391-001 on Tape 391StartWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 12:40 PMEndWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 2:10 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 391-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Zosimo Monson in the Old Executive Office Building for an brief, informal discussion. Due to the lack of a substantial recorded transcript, the specific purpose and substantive outcomes of the meeting remain unclear. The conversation appears to have been limited to brief greetings before the participant departed.

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Yeah, trying to shoot.

NARA Description

On November 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Zosimo Monson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 391-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 391-1

Date: November 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Zosimo T. Monson [?].

       Greetings [?]

Monson [?] left at an unknown time before 2:10 pm.

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  • 391-002 12:40 PM · 27 sec — 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 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 391-001, 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/391-001 (accessed September 28, 2026).