Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 341 › Conversation 341-032
Nixon alone in his EOB office on U.S.-Soviet relations
Sunday, June 11, 1972 · 2:39 PM–3:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon dictates a memorandum reflecting on his recent summit in the Soviet Union, specifically detailing a return dinner and discussions held with Leonid Brezhnev. The President also notes observations regarding meals at the U.S. Embassy and mentions the purchase of Alaska. Additionally, the President tasks the White House operator with placing a call to John Cardinal Krol.
- Nixon-Brezhnev summit
- U.S.-Soviet relations
- Memorandum dictation
- John Cardinal Krol
- Alaska
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 2:39 pm and 3:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 341-032 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 341-32
Date: June 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:39 and 3:16 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 10/17/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[341-032-w001]
[Duration: 2m 25]
The President’s trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
-Return dinner
-Conversation with Leonid I. Brezhnev
-Ice cream [?]
-Alaska
-Purchase
-US embassy
-Meals
The President talked to the White House Operator at an unknown time between 2:39 and 3:16
pm.
Request
-Telephone John Cardinal Krol
*****************************************************************Also recorded on June 11, 1972
- 025-040 2:38 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 2:38 pm to 2:39 pm.
- 341-031 2:38 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:38 pm to 2:39 pm.
- 025-041 2:39 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 025-042 2:39 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 341-033 2:39 PM · 18 sec — 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 2:39 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 341-034 2:39 PM · 1 min — 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 2:39 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 025-043 3:16 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John Cardinal Krol talked on the telephone from 3:16 pm to 3:22 pm.
- 341-035 3:16 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John Cardinal Krol met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:16 pm to 3:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 341-032, 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/341-032 (accessed September 30, 2026).