Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 721 › Conversation 721-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Spiro Agnew

Monday, May 8, 1972 · 8:56 AM–8:59 AM ET · Oval Office · 31 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation721-005 on Tape 721 (tape position 00:18:48–00:21:17)StartMonday, May 8, 1972 at 8:56 AMEndMonday, May 8, 1972 at 8:59 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 721-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consults with an unidentified woman regarding the scheduling of a brief meeting with Vice President Spiro Agnew. The primary objective is to intercept the Vice President before he attends a 9:00 a.m. National Security Council meeting. They determine to monitor Agnew's location and wait for his arrival to ensure the unscheduled interaction occurs.

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Mr. President, those kittens are standing in front of the Vice President.
They are in the dog-kitten's box.
Can you interrupt him?
No.
I mean, some of the big benches.
He better stop by here on his way there.
Before he goes to the meeting?
Yeah.
The meeting starts at 9 o'clock, so I think he should be very close to being finished.
Well, we'll see.
We'll just wait until he gets to the bench.

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 8:56 am and 8:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 721-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 721-5

Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:56 am and 8:59 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

     Henry A. Kissinger
         -Location
         -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
         -Meeting with President
               -National Security Council [NSC] meeting
                    -Time

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 8:59 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.
  • 721-003 8:43 AM · 3 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 721-006 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 721-005, 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/721-005 (accessed October 9, 2026).