Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 698 › Conversation 698-005

Nixon & Kissinger on White House scheduling and Presidential administration

Thursday, March 30, 1972 · 5:03 PM–5:07 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation698-005 on Tape 698 (tape position 01:54:16–01:54:25)StartThursday, March 30, 1972 at 5:03 PMEndThursday, March 30, 1972 at 5:07 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 698-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding Kissinger's travel and official calendar. The discussion focused primarily on the alignment of upcoming administrative schedules and professional commitments. No major policy shifts were recorded, as the brief exchange was restricted to administrative planning.

Audio

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NARA Description

On March 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 5:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 698-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 698-5

Date: March 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:03 pm and 5:07 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person [Henry A. Kissinger ?].

     Kissinger's [?] schedule

Also recorded on March 30, 1972

  • 698-003 4:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:40 pm to 4:41 pm.
  • 698-004 4:42 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Phillip V. Sanchez, George P. Shultz, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House photographer, Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:42 pm to 5:03 pm.
  • 698-006 5:03 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 5:07 pm.
  • 698-007 5:07 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:07 pm to 5:11 pm.
  • 698-008 5:18 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:18 pm to 5:30 pm.
  • 698-009 5:32 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, Charles W. Colson, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:32 pm to 6:11 pm.
  • 698-010 6:11 PM · 1 min — Stephen B. Bull, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:11 pm and 6:13 pm.
  • 022-054 6:13 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 7:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 698-005, March 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/698-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).