Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 344 › Conversation 344-029

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Broadcasters

Tuesday, June 27, 1972 · 2:36 PM–3:11 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation344-029 on Tape 344 (tape position 03:18:32–03:19:53)StartTuesday, June 27, 1972 at 2:36 PMEndTuesday, June 27, 1972 at 3:11 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 344-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with an unknown individual to review the outcomes and audience reception of a recent meeting with broadcasters. The discussion also addressed international trade logistics, specifically focusing on meat quotas involving Australia and Poland. The participants further evaluated the impact of Polish ham purchases and the role of the Polish ambassador in these economic negotiations.

Broadcasters
Meat quotas
Australia
Poland
International trade
Polish ambassador

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Position in tape: 03:18:32 – 03:19:53

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NARA Description

On June 27, 1972, 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 2:36 pm and 3:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 344-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 344-29

Date: June 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:36 and 3:11 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     Meeting with broadcasters
          -Outcome
          -Attitude of audience

     Meat quotas
          -Australia
          -Poland

                -Ham
                      -Purchases
                      -Value
                -Polish ambassador

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Have you finished your people yet?

How'd it go?

These fellows, as you know, are sort of the anchorman at the local level, and some of them have much bigger audiences in their markets than do the networks, and so that could be it.

I had one other minor plot, but I don't know how complicated it could be.

I left the quotas on me.

We want to make a little point out of that.

It occurred to me that somebody mentioned the foliage can.

I wondered, we're buying as many of those as we could from the can.

This would be a nice little gesture to the quotas.

Do you know what I mean?

I told them.

I already told somebody.

And so if it occurs to you that it's worthwhile to mine, there's probably going to be a bad situation.

And if they haven't done it, get them the hell over here fast.

All right.

I'm done.

Hello?

Also recorded on June 27, 1972

743-007 1:55 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:55 pm to 2:36 pm.
026-015 2:36 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 3:11 pm.
344-027 2:36 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 2:36 pm and 3:11 pm.
344-028 2:36 PM · 25 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 2:36 pm and 3:11 pm.
026-016 3:11 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 3:11 pm to 3:32 pm.
344-030 3:11 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:11 pm to 3:32 pm.
344-031 3:32 PM · 14 sec — 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 3:32 pm and 3:35 pm.
344-032 3:32 PM · 1 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 3:32 pm and 3:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 344-029, June 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/344-029 (accessed November 14, 2026).