Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 445 › Conversation 445-024
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Public relations
Wednesday, June 13, 1973 · 4:06 PM–4:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief discussion with an unidentified individual regarding the acquisition of public support from influential figures. The conversation focused on the potential value of securing strong statements of endorsement from John B. Connally, Albert E. Sindlinger, and Pierre Rinfret. No specific action items were finalized, but the dialogue suggests a strategic effort to bolster the administration's political standing through external allies.
- Public relations
- Political strategy
- John B. Connally
- Albert E. Sindlinger
- Pierre Rinfret
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NARA Description
On June 13, 1973, 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 4:06 pm and 4:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 445-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 445-24
Date: June 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:06 pm and 4:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
The President talked with an unknown person.
Possible statements
-John B. Connally, Albert E. Sindlinger, Pierre RinfretAlso recorded on June 13, 1973
- 040-078 3:41 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:41 pm.
- 445-021 3:41 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:41 pm.
- 445-022 3:45 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:45 pm to 4:04 pm.
- 445-023 4:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:05 pm to 4:06 pm.
- 445-025 4:10 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:10 pm to 4:11 pm.
- 040-079 4:11 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 5:22 pm.
- 445-026 4:11 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 5:22 pm.
- 126-001 4:32 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including [David] Kenneth Rush, George P. Shultz, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Elliot L. Richardson, J. Philip Campbell, Frederick B. Dent, Richard F. Schubert, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, John W. Barnum, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, George H. W. Bush, Herbert Stein, John T. Dunlop, Rogers C. B. Morton, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, General Brent G. Scowcroft, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Virginia H. Knauer, David R. Gergen, David N. Parker, Frederic V. Malek, and Arthur J. Sohmer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 4:32 pm and 5:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 445-024, June 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/445-024 (accessed October 9, 2026).