President Nixon held a private meeting in the Old Executive Office Building with an unidentified individual, though the official records provide no transcript or documentation regarding the subjects addressed. Given the date, which coincides with the infamous 'Smoking Gun' tape, the encounter remains a significant point of historical interest regarding the internal management of the Watergate scandal. The lack of available records leaves the specific purpose and any ensuing decisions or directives from this interaction unknown.
On June 23, 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 343-28
(rev. Jan-02)
Date: June 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:16 and 2:20 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person .
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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 2:20 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.