Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 342 › Conversation 342-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Ceremonial meeting
Tuesday, June 13, 1972 · 1:18 PM–2:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with unidentified individuals in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief exchange that appears to be social or ceremonial in nature. The participants expressed mutual appreciation, characterized by exclamations of "Wow." No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
- Ceremonial meeting
- White House operations
- Unidentified visitors
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NARA Description
On June 13, 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 1:18 pm and 2:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 342-004 of the White House Tapes.
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Also recorded on June 13, 1972
- 025-056 11:45 AM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Charles W. Colson, and W. Richard Howard talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:45 am and 12:27 pm.
- 342-001 1:18 PM · 4 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 1:18 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 342-002 1:18 PM · 1 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 1:18 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 342-003 1:18 PM · 11 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 1:18 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 342-005 1:18 PM · 14 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 1:18 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 732-012 1:18 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:18 pm.
- 025-057 2:50 PM · 6 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Fredrick C. LaRue talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 342-006 2:50 PM · 1 hr 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Fredrick C. LaRue, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 4:14 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 342-004, June 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417186581). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/342-004 (accessed November 14, 2026).