Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 346 › Conversation 346-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Informal dialogue

Wednesday, June 28, 1972 · 2:25 PM–2:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation346-009 on Tape 346 (tape position 02:37:55–02:38:48)StartWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 2:25 PMEndWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 2:30 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 346-009 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building. The dialogue consists of cryptic, fragmented remarks concerning a "great quote" and references to an individual serving time. No substantive policy decisions or political actions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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2:38:20No, that's R.I.P.
2:38:22Yep.
2:38:24Come on.
2:38:28No, no ha-ha, baby.
2:38:32Thank you.
2:38:32No ha-ha-ha.
2:38:36That's a great quote.
2:38:40Where he said, he shall come back and serve you, and then serve another person for the amount of time he deserves.

On June 28, 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 2:25 pm and 2:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 346-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 346-9

Date: June 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:25 and 2:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown man.

     The President's schedule
          -John D. Ehrlichman

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 2:30 pm.
  • 346-010 2:30 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 3:09 pm.
  • 346-011 3:09 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 346-012 3:09 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 346-013 3:09 PM · 54 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 3:09 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 026-048 3:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:15 pm.
  • 346-014 3:15 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Marjorie P. Acker, White House operator, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 3:30 pm.
  • 346-015 3:30 PM · 57 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 3:30 pm and 3:34 pm.
  • 346-016 3:30 PM · 35 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 3:30 pm and 3:34 pm.

Conversation 346-009, 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/346-009 (accessed September 30, 2026).