Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 344 › Conversation 344-019

Nixon & Stuart on Administration and Feasibility

Thursday, June 22, 1972 · 12:14 PM–12:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Stuart, Constance M.Conversation344-019 on Tape 344 (tape position 02:48:49–02:49:21)StartThursday, June 22, 1972 at 12:14 PMEndThursday, June 22, 1972 at 12:15 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 344-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Constance M. Stuart held a brief meeting to address administrative or logistical concerns. During the exchange, Nixon expressed skepticism regarding the feasibility of an undisclosed proposal or task, stating twice that he did not see how it could be accomplished. The conversation concluded without a clear resolution or alternative plan being proposed.

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2:49:00I don't see how it can be done.
2:49:06I don't see how it can be done.

NARA Description

On June 22, 1972, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 344-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 344-19

Date: June 22, 1972
Time: 12:14-12:15 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with Constance M. Stuart.

[See Conversation No. 25-121]

Also recorded on June 22, 1972

  • 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.
  • 344-017 11:39 AM · 1 min — 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.
  • 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.
  • 025-122 12:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:56 pm.
  • 344-020 12:15 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 12:15 pm and 12:56 pm.
  • 344-021 12:15 PM · 16 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 12:15 pm and 12:56 pm.
  • 025-123 12:56 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 12:56 pm to 1:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 344-019, 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/344-019 (accessed September 30, 2026).