Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 345 › Conversation 345-013

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House…

Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 4:35 PM–5:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation345-013 onTape 345 (tape position 01:57:07–01:57:17)StartThursday, June 29, 1972 at 4:35 PMEndThursday, June 29, 1972 at 5:55 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 345-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief communication with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction served as a logistical step in managing the President's telephonic correspondence. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

Audio

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NARA Description

On June 29, 1972, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 345-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 345-13

Date: June 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:35 and 5:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

Also recorded on June 29, 1972

  • 345-011 3:50 PM · 1 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 3:50 pm and 3:55 pm.
  • 345-012 3:50 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, Charles W. Colson, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:50 pm to 4:35 pm.
  • 345-014 4:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Patrick J. Buchanan 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.
  • 345-016 6:00 PM · 43 sec — 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 345-013, 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/345-013 (accessed September 18, 2026).