Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 346 › Conversation 346-012
Nixon & Kissinger on Federal budget and Fiscal policy
Wednesday, June 28, 1972 · 3:09 PM–3:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discuss strategies for managing federal budget cuts within a comprehensive framework to ensure economic balance. They evaluate the political risks of these fiscal measures, specifically weighing the necessity of unpopular decisions against their potential ineffectiveness. The conversation centers on the implementation of these cuts over a two-year period to mitigate negative impacts on various societal sectors.
- Federal budget
- Fiscal policy
- Economic strategy
- Political unpopularity
- Budget cuts
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 28, 1972, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 346-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 346-12
Date: June 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:09 and 3:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown man.
The President's schedule
The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.
[Conversation No. 346-12A]
Kissinger's schedule
-Meeting with President
-Time
[End of telephone conversation]
The President's schedule
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 3:15 pm.Also recorded on June 28, 1972
- 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.
- 346-013 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.
- 346-017 3:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:34 pm.
- 346-018 3:30 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 3:30 pm and 3:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 346-012, 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/346-012 (accessed September 30, 2026).