Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 342 › Conversation 342-010

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Tuesday, June 13, 1972 · 5:38 PM–11:59 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 28 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation342-010 on Tape 342 (tape position 02:33:22–02:33:47)StartTuesday, June 13, 1972 at 5:38 PMEndTuesday, June 13, 1972 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 342-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Secret Service agents in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss the security and contents of his personal briefcase. The brief discussion focused on the management and physical status of items contained within the case. No further policy directives or significant operational decisions were recorded during this session.

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This is an exegesis.
It's a great case, but there's no difference.
This is an exegesis.

NARA Description

On June 13, 1972, United States Secret Service agents met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:38 pm and 11:59 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 342-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 342-10

Date: Unknown between June 13 and 20, 1972
Time: Unknown after 5:38 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.

     The President's briefcase
          -Contents

The recording cut off at an unknown time before 10:20 am, June 20, 1972.

Also recorded on June 13, 1972

  • 025-058 3:48 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:48 pm to 3:49 pm.
  • 025-059 3:49 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 4:24 pm.
  • 342-007 3:49 PM · 5 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 3:49 pm and 4:14 pm.
  • 025-060 4:14 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 4:14 pm to 4:15 pm.
  • 342-008 4:14 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:14 pm to 4:15 pm.
  • 342-009 4:17 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:17 pm to 5:38 pm.
  • 025-061 5:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:29 pm to 5:30 pm.
  • 025-062 5:30 PM · 33 sec — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 5:30 pm on June 13, 1972 and 10:45 am on June 14, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 342-010, June 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/342-010 (accessed September 30, 2026).