Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 341 › Conversation 341-026

Nixon alone in his EOB office on Raymond K. Price Jr. and Moscow summit

Sunday, June 11, 1972 · 10:54 AM–2:38 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation341-026 on Tape 341 (tape position 05:27:09–05:30:12)StartSunday, June 11, 1972 at 10:54 AMEndSunday, June 11, 1972 at 2:38 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 341-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. to dictate a memorandum regarding the administration's recent activities. The discussion focused on administrative matters concerning the Kennedy Center, the President's recent trip to Moscow, and the drafting of a message of sympathy. Nixon directed Price to utilize specific recording equipment to facilitate the transcription of these official communications.

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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 341-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 341-26

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]
[341-026-w001]
[Duration: 3m 3s]

     Raymond K. Price, Jr.

     Kennedy Center

     The White House

     The President's Moscow trip

     Sympathy

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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.
341-021 10:54 AM · 13 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.
341-022 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.
341-027 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 341-026, 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/341-026 (accessed November 14, 2026).