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Nixon & Rizzo on Philadelphia and Public relations

Tuesday, June 27, 1972 · 9:06 PM–9:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Rizzo, Frank L.Conversation345-002 on Tape 345 (tape position 00:01:32–00:04:54)StartTuesday, June 27, 1972 at 9:06 PMEndTuesday, June 27, 1972 at 9:10 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 345-002 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo to exchange pleasantries and discuss recent interactions with local media representatives. The brief conversation focused on personal well-being following a hospitalization and general administrative updates regarding university relations. No major policy decisions were reached during this short, informal check-in.

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1:42Rwy'n meddwl eisiau ddweud wrthych chi, roeddwn i'n hapus i glywed ac yn siarad â'r un o'ch cydweithwyr telegraffiaid yn Philadelphia, a'r cydweithwyr telegraffiaid oedd yn dod yma i'r ysbyty, ac roeddech chi'n dod yn ôl o'r ospedal.
3:31Roedd dim sylweddol i'r pres neu unrhyw beth.
3:33Roedden ni ddim yn ceisio ei ddangos i'r bobl.
3:35Roedden ni'n ceisio dangos rhywbeth syml.
3:38Iawn.
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3:40Iawn.
3:41Iawn.
3:45Iawn.
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3:53Iawn.
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3:56Rydw i wedi cael sgwrs da gyda'r Prifysgol yma wrth ddod i lawr.
4:01Mae gennym llawer o brifysgolion yn ysgol, ac mae'n ymddygiadol.
4:15Mae'n dda iawn.
4:16Wel, byddwch chi'n gobeithio eich hun, ond rydyn ni'n hapus i fod yn ôl yn y fferm.
4:19Wel, rydyn ni'n gobeithio.
4:26Rydyn ni'n gobeithio y bydd ychydig mwy

On June 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:06 pm to 9:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 345-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 345-2

Date: June 27, 1972
Time: 9:06-9:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Frank L. Rizzo.

[See Conversation No. 26-20; one item has been withdrawn from this conversation]
  • 345-001 8:54 PM · 47 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 8:54 pm and 9:06 pm.
  • 026-020 9:06 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo talked on the telephone from 9:06 pm to 9:10 pm.
  • 026-021 9:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
  • 345-003 9:10 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
  • 345-004 9:10 PM · 3 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 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
  • 345-005 9:10 PM · 31 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 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
  • 026-022 9:44 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:44 pm to 10:20 pm.
  • 345-006 9:44 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:44 pm to 10:20 pm.

Conversation 345-002, June 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/345-002 (accessed September 30, 2026).