Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 342 › Conversation 342-013

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House scheduling

Tuesday, June 20, 1972 · 11:20 AM–11:26 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation342-013 on Tape 342 (tape position 03:30:42–03:31:30)StartTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 11:20 AMEndTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 11:26 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 342-013 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with an unidentified individual, potentially a staff member or aide, to discuss routine personal and scheduling matters. The conversation centered on the participant's upcoming vacation plans and the need for him to take a break due to his recent demanding workload. No major policy decisions were reached, as the discussion remained limited to administrative logistics and personnel management.

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Chief, I'd like a little of that consummate if I could have it.
Yes, sir, Chief.
Oh, no, it looks like he's going to have another one in a few days.
I'm going to have to give you a little lead when he gets back.
He's been working pretty hard.

On June 20, 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 11:20 am and 11:26 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 342-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 342-13
Date: June 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:20 and 11:26 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with unknown man.

[Note: This conversation was also recorded in November 1973 by the White House and played
in open court on November 27, 1973. See Record Group [RG] 21, Miscellaneous 47-73,
Exhibit 63. There is no transcript available]

     Soup

     Vacation
          -Unknown man’s schedule

Unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:26 am.
  • 342-011 10:20 AM · 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 10:20 am and 10:25 am.
  • 025-072 10:25 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:51 am.
  • 342-012 10:25 AM · 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, and Edward L. Morgan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:25 am to 11:20 am.
  • 025-073 10:51 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward L. Morgan talked on the telephone from 10:51 am to 10:54 am.
  • 342-014 11:20 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:26 am.
  • 342-015 11:20 AM · 58 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 11:20 am and 11:26 am.
  • 342-016 11:26 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:26 am to 12:45 pm.
  • 025-074 12:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm.

Conversation 342-013, June 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/342-013 (accessed September 30, 2026).