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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 · 3 min

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 ↗

AI Summary

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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NARA Description

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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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[See Conversation No. 26-20; one item has been withdrawn from this conversation]

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I guess I wanted to tell you I was glad to hear and talk to one of your fellow LPL and television commentators who was down here at the reception that you were back out of the hospital.

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there was no notice of the press or anything.
We couldn't, we didn't, we weren't trying to exploit those people, we were just trying to show a little sympathy.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
Right.
Right.
Now you're going from the government, isn't that something?
I had a good talk with Cardinal Crowe with Stanley when he was down.
He had a lot of private school friends.
He's in good shape.
He's a fine man.
Well, you just take care of yourself.
We'll be sure glad to be back in the fire.
Are we open?
We hope we get some more.

Also recorded on June 27, 1972

  • 345-001 8:54 PM · 50 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 · 6 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 · 47 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 · 34 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 345-002, 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/345-002 (accessed November 14, 2026).