President Nixon met with U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Walter H. Annenberg to discuss his ongoing tenure and performance in the post. During the meeting, the President dictated a letter to Annenberg and addressed the diplomatic role of both the ambassador and his wife, Leonore Annenberg. The discussion served as an evaluation of Annenberg's retention as the representative to the Court of St. James's.
On May 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Walter H. Annenberg met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:11 am and 9:20 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 337-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 337-29
Date: May 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:11 and 9:20 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a letter to Walter H. Annenberg.
Previous meeting with the President
Retention as ambassador
-Tenure and performance
-Leonore Annenberg
(rev. Nov-01)No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.