Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 944 › Conversation 944-008
Nixon White House recording on Leonid Brezhnev and US-Soviet relations
Monday, June 18, 1973 · 3:12 PM–3:19 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with unidentified individuals to coordinate logistical details regarding the upcoming visit of Soviet General Secretary Leonid I. Brezhnev. The discussion focused primarily on the President's schedule and the arrangements required for the high-level diplomatic summit. No specific policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative session.
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NARA Description
On June 18, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:12 pm and 3:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 944-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 944-8
Date: June 18, 1973
Time: 3:12 pm and 3:19 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men met in Oval Office.
President’s schedule
-Meeting with Leonid I. Brezhnev
Unknown men left at an unknown time before 3:19 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 944-008, June 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/944-008 (accessed October 9, 2026).