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Nixon & Acker on White House Tapes and Soviet Union

Monday, June 12, 1972 · 9:05 AM–9:07 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Acker, Marjorie P.Conversation730-001 on Tape 730 (tape position 00:22:20–00:25:11)StartMonday, June 12, 1972 at 9:05 AMEndMonday, June 12, 1972 at 9:07 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 730-001 ↗

President Nixon met with Marjorie P. Acker to discuss administrative tasks and the handling of sensitive materials. The conversation focused on the transcription of recorded tapes, particularly those related to the President's recent trip to the Soviet Union. They also addressed the filing and organization of memoranda from key White House staff, including John Mitchell, H.R. Haldeman, and Charles Colson.

Audio for this conversation has not been released by the National Archives.

No transcript is available because the audio has not been released.

On June 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 9:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 730-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 730-1

Date: June 12, 1972
Time: 9:05-9:07 am.
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Marjorie P. Acker.

     Greetings
          -Weather
          -Rose Mary Woods

     Tapes for transcribing

     The President's schedule
          -Sequoia

     Notes and tapes for transcribing
          -Soviet Union trip

     Memoranda
        -John N. Mitchell
        -H.R. Haldeman
        -Charles W. Colson
        -Filing

Acker left at 9:07 am.
  • 025-045 9:09 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 9:56 am.
  • 730-002 9:09 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 9:56 am.
  • 730-003 9:09 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, William M. Lukash, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 10:57 am.
  • 025-046 9:56 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Lukash talked on the telephone from 9:56 am to 9:58 am.
  • 730-004 10:57 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:57 am and 11:10 am.
  • 730-005 11:10 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:10 am to 11:15 am.
  • 730-006 11:21 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 12:13 pm.
  • 730-010 12:19 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 1:31 pm.

Conversation 730-001, June 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/730-001 (accessed September 30, 2026).