Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 320 › Conversation 320-025
Nixon & Finch on California politics and Unemployment rate
Tuesday, February 8, 1972 · 2:57 PM–3:01 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Robert H. Finch discuss the political landscape in California, focusing on improving economic indicators such as the decline in the state's unemployment rate. Nixon emphasizes the importance of highlighting these positive economic shifts in public messaging. The pair also touches upon political strategies and upcoming meetings involving administration officials, including Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Elliot Richardson.
- California politics
- Unemployment rate
- Economic policy
- Political strategy
- Elliot Richardson
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NARA Description
On February 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:57 pm to 3:01 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 320-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 320-25 Date: February 8, 1972 Time: 2:57 pm - 3:01 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Robert H. Finch. ****************************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/30/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [320-025-w001] [Duration: 2m 56s] [See also Conversation No. 020-067] ******************************************************************************
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- 320-021 2:51 PM · 1 min — 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 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 020-066 2:54 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Earl B. Ruth talked on the telephone from 2:54 pm to 2:56 pm.
- 320-024 2:54 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Earl B. Ruth met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:54 pm to 2:56 pm.
- 020-067 2:57 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone from 2:57 pm to 3:01 pm.
- 320-026 3:00 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 3:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 320-025, February 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/320-025 (accessed October 2, 2026).