Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 946 › Conversation 946-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Leonid Brezhnev

Friday, June 22, 1973 · 12:29 PM–12:34 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation946-015 on Tape 946StartFriday, June 22, 1973 at 12:29 PMEndFriday, June 22, 1973 at 12:34 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 946-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to coordinate logistics and security protocols for the upcoming state visit of Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev. The discussion focused on arrival procedures at the North Portico and the specific notification requirements for the President regarding potential schedule delays. These planning efforts were intended to ensure the smooth execution of the state dinner and official reception ceremonies.

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And the ladies are going in.

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NARA Description

On June 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 946-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 946-15

Date: June 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       Leonid I. Brezhnev’s visit
              -Arrangements for a state dinner
                     -Arrival
                     -Delays
                     -White House
                             -North Portico
                     -President’s notification

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:34 pm.

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127-007 12:29 PM · 3 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
127-008 12:29 PM · 1 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
127-009 12:29 PM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
127-010 12:29 PM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
127-011 12:29 PM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 946-015, June 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/946-015 (accessed October 10, 2026).