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Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Office of Economic…

Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 6:00 PM–6:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation345-016 on Tape 345 (tape position 02:03:10–02:03:53)StartThursday, June 29, 1972 at 6:00 PMEndThursday, June 29, 1972 at 6:25 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 345-016 ↗

President Nixon met with unidentified individuals to discuss the status of pending legislation regarding the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO). The conversation centered on the strategic involvement of John D. Ehrlichman and Clark MacGregor in managing the OEO's legislative future. No further records or transcripts exist to clarify the specific decisions reached during this brief consultation.

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On June 29, 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 6:00 pm and 6:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 345-016 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 345-16

Date: June 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:00 and 6:25 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     Pending legislation on Office of Economic Opportunity [OEO]
          -John D. Ehrlichman
          -Clark MacGregor
  • 345-013 4:35 PM · 10 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 4:35 pm and 5:55 pm.
  • 345-015 5:55 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:55 pm to 6:00 pm.
  • 345-017 6:00 PM · 3 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 6:00 pm and 6:25 pm.
  • 345-018 6:00 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 6:00 pm and 6:25 pm.
  • 345-019 6:25 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:25 pm.
  • 345-020 6:54 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and David C. Hoopes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:54 pm to 6:55 pm.
  • 345-021 6:55 PM · 9 min — 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 6:55 pm and 8:27 pm.
  • 345-022 6:55 PM · 28 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 6:55 pm and 8:27 pm.

Conversation 345-016, June 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/345-016 (accessed September 30, 2026).