Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 344 › Conversation 344-010
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Presidential dictation and Memorandum
Tuesday, June 20, 1972 · 8:22 PM–8:42 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met in his Old Executive Office Building office to dictate a memorandum. The recording, which includes a brief withdrawn segment for personal material, concludes shortly after the dictation process. No significant policy decisions or external consultations were recorded during this brief administrative session.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:42 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 344-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 344-10 Date: June 20, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:22 and 8:42 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President dictated a memorandum. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 20s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on June 21, 1972
- 025-093 8:04 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:04 pm to 8:21 pm.
- 344-009 8:04 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:04 pm to 8:22 pm.
- 344-034 8:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:42 pm.
- 025-094 8:42 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:42 pm to 8:50 pm.
- 344-011 8:42 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:42 pm to 8:50 pm.
- 344-012 8:50 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 11:22 pm.
- 739-001 9:02 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:02 am and 9:10 am.
- 025-095 9:05 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:10 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 344-010, 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/344-010 (accessed September 30, 2026).