Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 342 › Conversation 342-021

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Tuesday, June 20, 1972 · 12:55 PM–1:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation342-021 on Tape 342 (tape position 04:38:56–04:39:06)StartTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 12:55 PMEndTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 1:30 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 342-021 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call. The interaction served as a brief administrative bridge to facilitate the President's communications. No substantive policy matters or strategic developments were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Second spot, please.

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 an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 342-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 342-21
Date: June 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:55 and 1:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 25-77]

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.
  • 342-022 12:55 PM · 19 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 342-021, 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/342-021 (accessed September 30, 2026).