Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 343 › Conversation 343-026
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Melvin Laird
Wednesday, June 21, 1972 · 3:57 PM–4:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown participant to discuss administrative matters and strategic policy concerns regarding Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird. The conversation touched upon the impact of defense budget constraints on the U.S. posture concerning arms control agreements. Additionally, the participants addressed the scheduling of National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger.
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Position in tape: 00:57:59 – 00:59:41
part A, 57:57
NARA Description
On June 21, 1972, 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 3:57 pm and 4:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-026 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 343-26
Date: June 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:57 and 4:00 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
Melvin R. Laird
-The President's request
-Arms control agreement
-US posture
-Defense budget
-Impact
Henry A. Kissinger's scheduleTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 343-025 3:56 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:56 pm to 3:57 pm.
- 025-111 4:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:38 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 343-026, 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/343-026 (accessed November 14, 2026).