Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 343 › Conversation 343-007
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Media relations
Monday, June 12, 1972 · 2:32 PM–2:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 36 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a phone connection, specifically inquiring about the whereabouts of an unidentified individual located at the CBS press room. The brief interaction served to coordinate communication as the President sought to reach a contact. No policy decisions or substantive political developments were established during this administrative exchange.
- White House communications
- Telephone coordination
- Media relations
- Administrative assistance
Audio
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Position in tape: 00:08:33 – 00:09:06
part A, 8:31
NARA Description
On June 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 343-7 Date: June 12, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:32 and 2:35 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 25-50]
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Also recorded on June 12, 1972
- 025-049 2:32 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patricia A. Gleason talked on the telephone at 2:32 pm.
- 025-050 2:32 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:35 pm.
- 343-006 2:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patricia A. Gleason met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:32 pm.
- 025-051 2:35 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:35 pm.
- 343-008 2:35 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:35 pm.
- 343-009 2:35 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:43 pm.
- 025-052 2:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Dan Rather talked on the telephone from 2:43 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 343-010 2:43 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Dan Rather met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:43 pm to 2:45 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 343-007, June 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/343-007 (accessed November 8, 2026).