President Nixon met with an unknown woman to discuss the scheduling of the American table tennis team's upcoming visit to the People's Republic of China. This engagement served as a high-profile element of the administration's ongoing diplomatic efforts to improve relations with the PRC. The brief meeting concluded with the departure of the participant following the logistical review of the team's itinerary.
On April 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 11:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 711-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 711-8
Date: April 18, 1972
Time: Unknown after 11:52 am until 11:55 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown woman.
American table tennis team
-Trip to People's Republic of China [PRC]
-Date
The unknown woman left at 11:55 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.