Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 730 › Conversation 730-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Attorney General
Monday, June 12, 1972 · 10:57 AM–11:10 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. The discussion primarily centered on matters pertaining to the Attorney General. Due to the lack of available documentation or transcripts, the specific details regarding the agenda and any resulting action items remain unknown.
- Attorney General
- Oval Office
- Executive Personnel
- Government Administration
Audio
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NARA Description
On June 12, 1972, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 730-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 730-4
Date: June 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:57 and 11:10 am.
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
Speech
-Attorney General
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 11:10 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available because Easy Nixon does not have the audio yet.
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- 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.
- 730-005 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.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 730-004, 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/730-004 (accessed November 14, 2026).