Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 343 › Conversation 343-034
Nixon & Haldeman on Watergate and Obstruction of justice
Friday, June 23, 1972 · 1:16 PM–2:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with H.R. Haldeman to coordinate the administration's response to the recent break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex. The discussion focused on leveraging the Central Intelligence Agency to impede the ongoing FBI investigation by claiming the inquiry threatened national security interests. This meeting resulted in a critical directive to obstruct justice, marking a pivotal moment in the administration's effort to conceal its involvement in the scandal.
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NARA Description
On June 23, 1972, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-034 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 343-34
Date: June 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:16 and 2:20 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. Haldeman.
MeetingAlso 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 · 20 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.
- 343-029 1:16 PM · 43 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 343-034, 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/343-034 (accessed September 30, 2026).