Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 340 › Conversation 340-024

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

Tuesday, June 6, 1972 · 12:27 PM–1:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation340-024 on Tape 340 (tape position 03:41:18–03:43:08)StartTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 12:27 PMEndTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 1:41 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 340-024 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to coordinate the logistics of a delivery at an unspecified location. The discussion focused on securing the site and ensuring the arrival of a single package or item. The President provided direct instructions to maintain perimeter control during the exchange.

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3:41:37Yeah, take about six.
3:41:37Take about six.
3:41:37Yes, sir.
3:41:38Keep her out there.
3:42:25I guess it's just the one.

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 1:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 340-024 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 340-24

Date: June 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:27 and 1:41 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown man.

     Unknown items
         -Location
         -Delivery

The President and the unknown man left at 1:41 pm.
  • 025-014 12:17 PM · 14 min — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 1:42 pm.
  • 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.
  • 340-021 12:27 PM · 39 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 1:47 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.

Conversation 340-024, 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/340-024 (accessed October 9, 2026).