Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 347 › Conversation 347-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential wardrobe

Friday, June 30, 1972 · 12:50 PM–12:57 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation347-003 on Tape 347 (tape position 00:04:47–00:05:23)StartFriday, June 30, 1972 at 12:50 PMEndFriday, June 30, 1972 at 12:57 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 347-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual to discuss the status and appearance of his wardrobe. The brief exchange focused on evaluating a selection of suits to determine if the current inventory was sufficient for upcoming public appearances. No major policy decisions were reached, as the discussion remained limited to logistical matters regarding the President's attire.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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5:01I think with those four or five suits, if that'll give us enough to go through the ball, then I would suggest that the one suit are the wrong.
5:20Well, I'll tell you later, man.

NARA Description

On June 30, 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 12:50 pm and 12:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 347-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 347-3

Date: June 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:50 and 12:57 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown man.

     The President's suits
          -Removal
          -Appearance
               -Public events

The unknown man left at 12:52 pm.

Also recorded on June 30, 1972

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  • 744-020 12:17 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:44 pm.
  • 347-001 12:50 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:52 pm.
  • 347-002 12:50 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 12:50 pm and 12:52 pm.
  • 026-030 12:52 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 12:52 pm to 12:57 pm.
  • 347-004 12:52 PM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, George P. Shultz, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:52 pm to 2:10 pm.
  • 026-031 12:55 PM · 46 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 026-045 12:55 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 3:24 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 347-003, June 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/347-003 (accessed September 30, 2026).