Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 362 › Conversation 362-026
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Melvin R. Laird
Wednesday, September 6, 1972 · 12:40 PM–2:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 38 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon utilized time in his Executive Office Building office to dictate memoranda before requesting that the White House operator place a return call to Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird. The interaction largely focused on administrative tasks and executive communication. Following the brief telephone connection, the President resumed his dictation process.
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NARA Description
On September 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 362-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 362-26
Date: September 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:40 pm and 2:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum to an unknown person.
[Unintelligible]
The White House operator talked with the President at 2:16 pm.
[Conversation No. 362-26A]
Call to Melvin R. Laird
-Return call
[End of telephone conversation]
The President resumed dictation.
[Unintelligible]Also recorded on September 6, 1972
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- 771-006 12:38 PM · 38 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 362-025 12:40 PM · 17 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 12:40 pm and 2:16 pm.
- 362-027 2:16 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:16 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 362-028 2:16 PM · 13 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 2:16 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 362-029 2:16 PM · 13 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 2:16 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 362-030 2:16 PM · 8 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 2:16 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 362-031 2:50 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 3:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 362-026, September 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/362-026 (accessed October 1, 2026).