Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 343 › Conversation 343-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Monday, June 12, 1972 · 1:33 PM–2:32 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation343-005 on Tape 343 (tape position 00:07:05–00:07:33)StartMonday, June 12, 1972 at 1:33 PMEndMonday, June 12, 1972 at 2:32 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 343-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate telephonic communications. The exchange focused on managing incoming or outgoing calls to support the President's daily workflow. No substantive policy discussions or significant strategic decisions were recorded during this brief connection.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On June 12, 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 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 343-5

Date: June 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:33 and 2:32 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 25-48]

Also recorded on June 12, 1972

  • 025-047 1:33 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
  • 025-048 1:33 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
  • 343-001 1:33 PM · 1 min — 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 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
  • 343-002 1:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
  • 343-003 1:33 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
  • 343-004 1:33 PM · 21 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 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
  • 025-049 2:32 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patricia A. Gleason talked on the telephone at 2:32 pm.
  • 025-050 2:32 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 343-005, June 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/343-005 (accessed September 30, 2026).