Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 341 › Conversation 341-021

Nixon alone in his EOB office on 1972 election and George McGovern

Sunday, June 11, 1972 · 10:54 AM–2:38 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation341-021 on Tape 341 (tape position 05:11:32–05:24:26)StartSunday, June 11, 1972 at 10:54 AMEndSunday, June 11, 1972 at 2:38 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 341-021 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon dictates a memorandum to Charles W. Colson concerning strategic media planning for the upcoming 1972 election. The discussion focuses on television timing and analyzing the support base of George McGovern, incorporating insights from Raymond Price, Patrick Buchanan, and Colson. This effort aims to refine the administration's political messaging to effectively counter the appeal of McGovern's voters.

Audio

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NARA Description

On June 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 2:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 341-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 341-21

Date: June 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:54 am and 2:38 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/16/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[341-021-w001]
[Duration: 3m 27s]

     Raymond K. Price, Jr.
         -Draft of speech
         -Charles W. Colson, Patrick J. Buchanan
              -Survey
         -George S. McGovern voters

     The President's memorandum to Charles W. Colson
          -Television
               -Timing

     1972 election
          -George S. McGovern
                -Supporters
          -A memorandum

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Transcript (AI-generated)

No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

Also recorded on June 11, 1972

025-039 10:54 AM · 9 sec — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 2:30 pm.
341-022 10:54 AM — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 2:38 pm.
341-023 10:54 AM — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 2:38 pm.
341-024 10:54 AM · 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 10:54 am and 2:38 pm.
341-025 10:54 AM · 26 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 10:54 am and 2:38 pm.
341-026 10:54 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 2:38 pm.
341-027 10:54 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 2:38 pm.
341-028 10:54 AM · 15 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 10:54 am and 2:38 pm.

All 38 conversations from June 11, 1972 →

Nixon phone call with Colson on 1972 Presidential Campaign and George McGovern June 7, 1972 · 15 min
Ehrlichman & Ziegler on 1972 election and George McGovern November 14, 1972 · 1 min
Nixon, Colson & Buchanan on 1972 Election and Campaign Strategy September 25, 1972 · 17 min
Nixon, Colson & Sanchez on 1972 Presidential Campaign and George McGovern October 17, 1972 · 19 min
Nixon, Price & McLaughlin on 1972 presidential campaign and George McGovern July 24, 1972 · 1 hr 32 min
Nixon, Haldeman & Sanchez on Public Relations and Charles Colson January 25, 1973 · 21 min

Cite this conversation

Conversation 341-021, June 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/341-021 (accessed November 14, 2026).