Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 350 › Conversation 350-023

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

Wednesday, July 26, 1972 · 7:45 AM–8:04 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation350-023 onTape 350StartWednesday, July 26, 1972 at 7:45 AMEndWednesday, July 26, 1972 at 8:04 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 350-023 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to provide specific instructions regarding the handling and dissemination of a sensitive item intended for a private file. The conversation focuses on the strategic management of documentation designated for public release to the press. This brief interaction underscores the administration's careful control over the flow of internal information and public-facing records.

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NARA Description

On July 26, 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 7:45 am and 8:04 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 350-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 350-23

Date: July 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:45 am and 8:04 am
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown person.

     Instructions on item for private file

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 8:04 am.

Also recorded on July 26, 1972

  • 754-001 7:43 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:43 am and 7:45 am.
  • 027-066 7:45 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 8:04 am.
  • 350-024 7:45 AM · 9 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 7:45 am and 8:04 am.
  • 754-008 7:45 AM · 24 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 11:39 am.
  • 027-067 8:04 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:04 am to 8:06 am.
  • 350-025 8:04 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:04 am to 8:06 am.
  • 027-068 8:06 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:06 am and 9:01 am.
  • 350-026 8:06 AM · 8 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 8:06 am and 9:01 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 350-023, July 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/350-023 (accessed September 18, 2026).