Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 343 › Conversation 343-029

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Nellie Yates

Friday, June 23, 1972 · 1:16 PM–2:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 46 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation343-029 on Tape 343 (tape position 02:17:20–02:18:03)StartFriday, June 23, 1972 at 1:16 PMEndFriday, June 23, 1972 at 2:20 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 343-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown woman, identified as Nellie Yates, a tall blonde employee, in his office. The purpose of the meeting was for Yates to present an item for the President's review, which had been discussed with Dwight Chapin. Nixon briefly reviewed the item and indicated his approval.

  • Nellie Yates
  • Dwight Chapin
  • Presidential item
  • Employee presentation
  • Office meeting

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Position in tape: 02:17:20 – 02:18:03

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NARA Description

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 343-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 343-29

Date: June 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:16 and 2:20 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown woman.

     Item for the President
          -Nellie L. Yates
                 -Dwight L. Chapin
                 -Description of Yates

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 2:20 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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UnknownMr. President, could you look at this to see if that's what you had in mind?
NixonYeah.
UnknownNellie Yates said that you had spoken with Dwight Chapin.
NixonNellie Yates?
UnknownA very tall—
NixonThe tall girl?
UnknownYes, blonde, yeah.
NixonThat's fine.
UnknownOkay. Thank you, sir.

Also recorded on June 23, 1972

  • 025-133 1:16 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:20 pm.
  • 025-134 1:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:20 pm.
  • 343-028 1:16 PM · 23 sec — 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.
  • 343-030 1:16 PM · 2 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 343-031 1:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 343-032 1:16 PM · 3 min — 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.
  • 343-033 1:16 PM · 32 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 343-034 1:16 PM · 16 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 343-029, June 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/343-029 (accessed November 14, 2026).