President Nixon met with an unknown individual in the Old Executive Office Building to address technical issues regarding the Oval Office recording equipment. The conversation was cut short due to a malfunction of the dictabelt machine, which prevented a substantive record of the meeting. The brief exchange concluded after a request for coffee was made.
On June 11, 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 10:54 am and 2:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 341-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 341-24
Date: June 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:54 am and 2:38 pm.
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown man.
Malfunction of dictabelt machine
-Oval Office machine
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/16/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[341-024-w001]
[Duration: 5s]
Request
-Coffee
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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 2:38 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.