Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 341 › Conversation 341-008

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

Saturday, June 10, 1972 · 9:35 AM–10:52 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation341-008 on Tape 341 (tape position 01:16:52–01:17:07)StartSaturday, June 10, 1972 at 9:35 AMEndSaturday, June 10, 1972 at 10:52 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 341-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief, frustrated request for a connection through the White House operator. The exchange consists solely of the President expressing impatience and irritation while attempting to place a call. No substantive policy matters or official developments are discussed during this brief interaction.

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Position in tape: 01:16:52 – 01:17:07

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Great Christ, please.
Great Christ.

NARA Description

On June 10, 1972, 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 9:35 am and 10:52 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 341-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 341-8

Date: June 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:35 and 10:52 am.
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 25-20]

Also recorded on June 10, 1972

  • 025-018 9:04 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:04 am and 9:32 am.
  • 341-001 9:04 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:04 am and 9:32 am.
  • 341-002 9:04 AM · 37 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 9:04 am and 9:32 am.
  • 025-019 9:32 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:32 am to 9:33 am.
  • 341-006 9:32 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:32 am to 9:33 am.
  • 025-020 9:33 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 10:52 am.
  • 025-137 9:33 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 10:52 am.
  • 341-007 9:35 AM · 1 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, unknown person(s), and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:35 am and 10:52 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 341-008, June 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/341-008 (accessed October 9, 2026).