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Conversation 342-015

TapeTape 342StartTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 11:20 AMEndTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 11:26 AMTape start time03:32:59Tape end time03:34:00ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown staff member to discuss the logistical requirements for dictation equipment at his private retreat in Walker's Cay and aboard Air Force One. Nixon expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of existing hardware and instructed that smaller, more reliable portable units be prioritized for these non-permanent locations. This exchange reflects the President’s direct oversight regarding the technical support and operational preferences for his personal administrative workflow.

Dictation equipmentWhite House logisticsAir Force OneWalker's CayPresidential administrative support
AudioNARA Description

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 342-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 342-15

Date: June 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:20 and 11:26 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown man.

[Note: The following portion of 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]

     Dictating machines
          -Walker's Cay
          -Air Force One
          -The President's preference

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:26 am.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

I noticed that when I was over at Walker's, they have the big dictating machines and they carry them over.
And they also, you know, on the plane they have one that doesn't work too well.
On the plane and at Walker's, I don't want to make things, I just want the little, the small machine, because they work better as a,
So the walkers are there.
Whenever I go in a place like that, obviously we have a big one set up in all of the three permanent places, but any places that are not permanent, you can tell them to do that and you can pull out the big machines out of walkers.
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