Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 343 › Conversation 343-006
Nixon & Gleason on Dan Rather and CBS
Monday, June 12, 1972 · 2:32 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with Patricia A. Gleason regarding the whereabouts of journalist Dan Rather. The brief exchange focused on locating Rather, presumably to track his presence at the CBS press room. The conversation concluded with no further policy decisions or significant developments recorded.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patricia A. Gleason met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 343-6 Date: June 12, 1972 Time: 2:32 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with Patricia A. Gleason. [See Conversation No. 25-49]
Also recorded on June 12, 1972
- 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.
- 343-007 2:32 PM · 33 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 2:32 pm and 2:35 pm.
- 025-051 2:35 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:35 pm.
- 343-008 2:35 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:35 pm.
- 343-009 2:35 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:43 pm.
- 025-052 2:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Dan Rather talked on the telephone from 2:43 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 343-010 2:43 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Dan Rather met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:43 pm to 2:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 343-006, 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/343-006 (accessed September 30, 2026).