Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 340 › Conversation 340-010
Nixon & Mitchell on Camp David and Domestic Policy
Tuesday, June 6, 1972 · 9:21 AM–9:58 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with John N. Mitchell and an unidentified individual to dictate a memorandum regarding administrative matters and coordinate the delivery of specific books to Camp David. The discussion touched upon domestic policy and the handling of personal items or recordings, involving staff members like H.R. Haldeman, Charles Colson, and Alexander Butterfield. This brief administrative session focused primarily on logistical arrangements for the President's upcoming schedule.
- John N. Mitchell
- Camp David
- Domestic Policy
- Administrative Memoranda
- White House Logistics
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:21 am and 9:58 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 340-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 340-10
Date: June 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:21 am and 9:58 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum to John N. Mitchell.
Instructions
-Copies to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and Charles W. Colson
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 2m 51s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 9:21 am.
Domestic policy
-Haldeman
-Books
-Alexander P. Butterfield
President's schedule
-Camp David
-Delivery of books
Unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:58 am.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 9m 12s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
*****************************************************************Also recorded on June 6, 1972
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- 340-009 9:21 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:21 am and 9:58 am.
- 340-011 9:21 AM · 3 min — 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 9:21 am and 9:58 am.
- 340-012 9:21 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:21 am and 9:58 am.
- 340-013 9:21 AM · 1 min — 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 9:21 am and 9:58 am.
- 340-014 9:21 AM · 54 sec — 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 9:21 am and 9:58 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 340-010, June 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/340-010 (accessed October 9, 2026).