Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 343 › Conversation 343-020
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Wednesday, June 21, 1972 · 3:15 PM–3:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator in his Old Executive Office Building suite to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief interaction focused on the logistics of connecting the President to a specific, unnamed party. No substantive policy or political developments occurred during this administrative exchange.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 21, 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 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 343-20 Date: June 21, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:15 and 3:30 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 25-107]
Also recorded on June 21, 1972
- 025-107 3:15 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 025-109 3:15 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:56 pm.
- 025-138 3:15 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 343-019 3:15 PM · 8 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 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 025-108 3:30 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:30 pm.
- 343-021 3:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:30 pm.
- 343-022 3:30 PM · 3 min — 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 3:30 pm and 3:56 pm.
- 343-023 3:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 343-020, June 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/343-020 (accessed September 30, 2026).