Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 340 › Conversation 340-006
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House…
Tuesday, May 16, 1972 · 1:22 PM–3:03 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown staff member to establish specific communication protocols regarding his office buzzers. He instructed the individual to ensure that when the buzzer sounds, staff should enter the office under the guise of delivering coffee or other items to maintain discretion. This conversation focused on managing the President's personal security and administrative workflow within the Executive Office Building.
- White House administration
- Presidential protocol
- office management
- security procedures
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 3:03 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 340-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 340-6
Date: May 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:22 pm and 3:03 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown man.
The President’s schedule
-Time
Unknown man left at an unknown time before 3:03 pm.Also recorded on May 16, 1972
- 340-001 1:12 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:12 pm to 1:13 pm.
- 340-002 1:13 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:19 pm.
- 340-003 1:19 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:19 pm to 1:20 pm.
- 024-151 1:20 PM · 0 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:20 pm.
- 024-168 1:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:20 pm to 1:22 pm.
- 340-004 1:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:20 pm.
- 340-005 1:20 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:20 pm to 1:22 pm.
- 024-152 1:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 3:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 340-006, May 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/340-006 (accessed October 9, 2026).