Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 936 › Conversation 936-006

Nixon White House recording on National economy and Standard & Poor's

Monday, June 11, 1973 · 3:09 PM–5:16 PM ET · Oval Office · 58 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation936-006 on Tape 936StartMonday, June 11, 1973 at 3:09 PMEndMonday, June 11, 1973 at 5:16 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 936-006 ↗

President Nixon met with unidentified individuals to discuss the state of the national economy and potential strategies for engaging with key industry leaders. The participants evaluated data related to Standard & Poor's market indicators and coordinated logistics for an upcoming meeting in the Cabinet Room. The dialogue focused on identifying influential figures, referred to as 'Tom,' to assist in addressing ongoing economic concerns.

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On June 11, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 5:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 936-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 936-6

Date: June 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:09 pm and 5:16 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men met.

       National economy
              -Meeting
                     -Cabinet Room
              -Key industrials
                     -Standard and Poors [S&P] [?]
                             -Number [?]
              -Tom [Last name unknown]
                     -Number [?]
              -Cabinet Room
                                             -2-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 5:16 pm.
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  • 040-011 2:56 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:56 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 040-012 3:00 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:05 pm.
  • 444-010 3:00 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Dr. Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 3:03 pm.
  • 444-011 3:03 PM · 21 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 3:03 pm and 3:05 pm.
  • 444-012 3:03 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:05 pm.
  • 936-001 3:05 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:09 pm.
  • 125-002 3:07 PM · 2 hr 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy, including John T. Dunlop, Herbert Stein, George P. Shultz, George Meany, [Joseph] Lane Kirkland, Frank E. Fitzsimmons, Leonard Woodcock, Paul Hall, R. Heath Larry, James M. Roche, Stephen D. Bechtel, John F. O'Connell, and Edward W. Carter, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 3:07 pm to 5:16 pm.

Conversation 936-006, June 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/936-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).