Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 348 › Conversation 348-016
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Administration strategy
Wednesday, July 19, 1972 · 10:30 PM–10:58 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon held this meeting in the Old Executive Office Building to consult on unidentified matters of administration business. Given the lack of a surviving transcript for this recording, the specific subjects addressed and subsequent action items remain undocumented. The session serves primarily as a record of late-night executive activity during a period of significant transition in the Nixon presidency.
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NARA Description
On July 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:30 pm and 10:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 348-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 348-16 Date: July 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:30 pm and 10:58 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President dictated a memorandum for the file. [This is a continuation of Conversation No. 348-14] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 2 m 37 s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on July 20, 1972
- 027-014 9:00 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 pm and 9:03 pm.
- 348-011 9:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:00 pm and 9:03 pm.
- 348-012 9:00 PM · 7 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 9:00 pm and 9:03 pm.
- 027-015 9:03 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:03 pm to 9:26 pm.
- 348-013 9:03 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:03 pm to 9:26 pm.
- 348-014 9:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:26 pm and 9:45 pm.
- 348-015 9:45 PM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:45 pm to 10:30 pm.
- 748-001 9:33 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:33 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 348-016, July 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/348-016 (accessed October 2, 2026).