Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 340 › Conversation 340-021

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House staff

Tuesday, June 6, 1972 · 12:27 PM–1:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation340-021 on Tape 340 (tape position 03:35:55–03:36:34)StartTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 12:27 PMEndTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 1:47 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 340-021 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with an unidentified individual to exchange pleasantries regarding their recent weekend activities. The conversation touched upon travel and weather conditions in Florida, ultimately concluding with a short tour of the office space. No substantive policy matters or official administrative decisions were addressed during this interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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3:36:14I hope everybody else got a little time off of the weekend.
3:36:17Good thing you didn't go to Florida.
3:36:20It was raining down there.
3:36:21Fine.
3:36:21I'll walk you around.
3:36:22See you later, man.

NARA Description

On June 6, 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 12:27 pm and 1:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 340-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 340-21

Date: June 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:27 and 1:47 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     White House staff
          -Weekend

     Florida
           -Weather

Also recorded on June 6, 1972

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  • 025-012 12:23 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 12:36 pm.
  • 340-019 12:23 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 12:26 pm.
  • 025-013 12:26 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:26 pm to 12:27 pm.
  • 340-020 12:26 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:26 pm to 12:27 pm.
  • 340-022 12:27 PM · 34 sec — 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 12:27 pm and 1:41 pm.
  • 340-023 12:27 PM · 4 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 12:27 pm and 1:41 pm.
  • 340-024 12:27 PM · 2 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 12:27 pm and 1:41 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 340-021, 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/340-021 (accessed October 9, 2026).