Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 721 › Conversation 721-003
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Diplomacy
Monday, May 8, 1972 · 8:43 AM–8:54 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held an brief meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified woman to discuss political or diplomatic positioning. The conversation touched upon the administration's firm stance regarding an unnamed individual, explicitly stating that no concessions or allowances would be granted to them. Shortly thereafter, Henry Kissinger joined the President to continue discussions.
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NARA Description
On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 8:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 721-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 721-3
Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:43 am and 8:54 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown woman.
Henry A. Kissinger
-Meeting with President
The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 8:54 am.Also recorded on May 8, 1972
- 721-001 8:36 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:38 am.
- 024-001 8:38 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:38 am to 8:43 am.
- 721-002 8:38 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:38 am to 8:43 am.
- 721-004 8:54 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:54 am to 8:56 am.
- 721-005 8:56 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:56 am and 8:59 am.
- 721-006 8:59 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:59 am to 9:06 am.
- 721-007 9:07 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:07 am to 9:08 am.
- 024-169 10:45 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 10:47 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 721-003, May 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/721-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).