Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 343 › Conversation 343-017

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Issues and Answers

Wednesday, June 14, 1972 · 1:05 PM–2:18 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation343-017 on Tape 343 (tape position 00:26:21–00:27:17)StartWednesday, June 14, 1972 at 1:05 PMEndWednesday, June 14, 1972 at 2:18 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 343-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to relay a message to John regarding his refusal to appear on the television program *Issues and Answers*. Concerned about potential leaks or premature questioning, Nixon aimed to avoid discussing issues that were designated for formal testimony on the following Monday. He emphasized that the administration's official response should be reserved for that specific forum rather than Sunday morning media appearances.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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27:11Hello, John.
27:13John, I wanted to tell you that I talked to Bill Rogers today, and we would prefer, I would prefer to not do Issues and Answers because it's not a testimony Monday, and I don't want the questioners on Sunday to raise questions that should be the only answer that we make.

NARA Description

On June 14, 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 1:05 pm and 2:18 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 343-17

Date: June 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:05 and 2:18 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 25-68]

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  • 025-066 2:18 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:18 pm to 2:40 pm.
  • 343-018 2:18 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:18 pm to 2:40 pm.
  • 025-067 2:40 PM · 1 min — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 2:40 pm on June 14, 1972 and 5:31 pm on June 15, 1972.
  • 733-009 2:53 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:54 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 343-017, June 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/343-017 (accessed September 30, 2026).