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

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office

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 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417186615 ↗

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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.

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]

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  • 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.

Conversation 342-021, June 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417186615). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/342-021 (accessed November 14, 2026).