Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 343 › Conversation 343-040
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Monday, June 26, 1972 · 1:25 PM–2:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator while working from the Old Executive Office Building. The exchange served to facilitate telephonic communication, as the operator assisted the President in placing or connecting an outgoing call. No substantive policy discussions or major strategic decisions occurred during this brief procedural contact.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 26, 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 1:25 pm and 2:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-040 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 343-40 Date: June 26, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:25 and 2:23 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 26-9]
Also recorded on June 26, 1972
- 742-016 12:31 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 742-019 12:31 PM — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 343-037 12:35 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:35 pm to 1:25 pm.
- 343-038 1:25 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 1:25 pm and 2:23 pm.
- 343-039 1:25 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 1:25 pm and 2:23 pm.
- 026-010 2:23 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.
- 343-041 2:23 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.
- 343-042 2:25 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:25 pm to 3:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 343-040, June 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/343-040 (accessed October 12, 2026).