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Nixon & Higby on Press conference and John B. Connally

Thursday, June 22, 1972 · 11:39 AM–12:14 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Higby, Lawrence M.Conversation344-017 on Tape 344 (tape position 02:47:37–02:48:41)StartThursday, June 22, 1972 at 11:39 AMEndThursday, June 22, 1972 at 12:14 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 344-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with aide Lawrence M. Higby to coordinate administrative tasks and discuss his upcoming schedule. The conversation touched upon the logistics of a Saturday morning in-office press conference and the potential involvement of John B. Connally. Additionally, the President ruminated on media perceptions of his campaign, emphasizing a desire to project a strong and vigorous public image.

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2:47:37You see, the press creates this idea of a box, or a business, et cetera, et cetera.
2:47:37So what is it?
2:47:38It's an old business.
2:47:41In many cases, it was in the re-election.
2:47:44I mean, they did it all.
2:47:47It wasn't there.
2:47:48It was because of this.
2:47:49Yeah.
2:47:49But my point, my point that I make, though, is that I feel about explaining it, and notice that I was interrupting, but the vote was on the left, so it didn't do it.
2:47:59So, it's called a macho, I don't know, but it falls.
2:48:02And that's what your leaders have to say.
2:48:04And I've said it's strong, vigorous,
2:48:07tough, you know, you see a bunch of bull running around the car and pulling, that would happen to a candidate, they'd say that's the first one, this would happen to anybody in the United States, that's what would happen to their car.
2:48:31That's why I always do the labor jobs.
2:48:32I just have to stay down and do it.
2:48:33And then I have to get out and do it.
2:48:33And then I have to get out and do it.
2:48:34And then I have to get out and do it.

NARA Description

On June 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 12:14 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 344-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 344-17

Date: June 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:39 am and 12:14 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with Lawrence M. Higby.

     H. R. Haldeman
          -Meeting
          -A message

     President's schedule
          -Saturday morning
                 -In-office press conference
                       -John B. Connally
                       -Arrangements

Also recorded on June 22, 1972

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  • 344-015 11:25 AM · 11 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 11:25 am and 11:29 am.
  • 025-119 11:29 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:29 am to 11:39 am.
  • 344-016 11:29 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:29 am to 11:39 am.
  • 025-120 11:39 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 12:14 pm.
  • 344-018 11:39 AM · 8 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 11:39 am and 12:14 pm.
  • 025-121 12:14 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Constance M. Stuart talked on the telephone from 12:14 pm to 12:15 pm.
  • 344-019 12:14 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Constance M. Stuart met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:14 pm to 12:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 344-017, June 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/344-017 (accessed September 30, 2026).