Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 342 › Conversation 342-017
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House…
Tuesday, June 20, 1972 · 12:46 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief administrative communication with the White House operator to place an outgoing call. The interaction serves as a functional request to connect with another party, highlighting the standard logistical procedures used by the President to manage official correspondence. No substantive policy discussions or decisions are recorded in this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 342-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 342-17 Date: June 20, 1972 Time: 12:46 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 25-75]
Also recorded on June 20, 1972
- 025-075 12:46 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:46 pm.
- 025-076 12:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Margaret Chase Smith talked on the telephone from 12:53 pm to 12:55 pm.
- 342-018 12:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Margaret Chase Smith met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:53 pm to 12:55 pm.
- 025-077 12:55 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:30 pm.
- 025-078 12:55 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:30 pm.
- 342-019 12:55 PM · 9 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 12:55 pm and 1:30 pm.
- 342-020 12:55 PM · 20 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 12:55 pm and 1:30 pm.
- 342-021 12:55 PM · 6 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 12:55 pm and 1:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 342-017, 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/342-017 (accessed September 30, 2026).