President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to facilitate a requested meeting with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to ensure coordination with Kissinger regarding ongoing diplomatic or national security matters. No further details regarding the specific intent or outcome of the requested appointment are preserved in the available record.
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 12:07 pm and 12:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 721-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 721-8
Date: May 8, 1972
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
Request for meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:13 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.