Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 946 › Conversation 946-022

Nixon White House recording on Oval Office logistics

Friday, June 22, 1973 · 11:42 AM–12:29 PM ET · Oval Office · 27 min

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation946-022 on Tape 946StartFriday, June 22, 1973 at 11:42 AMEndFriday, June 22, 1973 at 12:29 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 946-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with unidentified individuals in the Oval Office to discuss administrative logistics and the coordination of guests for an upcoming event, possibly a state dinner. The conversation involved reviewing attendee lists and procedural matters regarding the distribution of documents or invitation sections. The participants briefly touched upon personal matters and logistical arrangements before concluding the meeting.

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God bless you.

Thank you.

Ja.

Okay.

Now, my question is, do I want to live here?

I don't know.

I just don't think so.

I don't think so.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Yeah.

I'm sure the president will be on time.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Okay.

Thank you.

That's where the mission will be.

Thank you.

Well, his name was on the list.

He was on the list again.

Are you going to send the second section out?

No, no, no.

I'll get it out.

One, two, three, four, five.

Thank you.

Take your time to make sure that you're still patient.

NARA Description

On June 22, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 12:29 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 946-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 946-22

Date: June 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:42 am and 12:29 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown persons met.

      President’s location [?]
             -Return to Oval Office [?]

      Door [?]

      President [?]

      Unknown man’s relationship [?]
           -Borrowed items
           -Dinner [?]
           -Return
           -House
           -$18,000
                  -1974 [?]
           -Speculation

      Pet [?]
                -Training [?]

      Unknown person’s relationship
           -Wife
                  -Whereabouts
           -Bar
                  -Location [?]
           -Questions

      Automobile [?]
           -Driving
                                        -22-

           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                      Conversation No. 946-22 (cont’d)

Unknown man’s location

Choice

Meeting [?]
      -White House
             -State dinner [?]
      -President [?]
             -Timing

Announcement [?]

Savings

President
       -Location [?]

Russians [Soviet Union representatives]
       -Security

Tom [Last name unintelligible]
      -Identification

Don [Last name unknown]
      -Identification [?]
              -Paper

[First name unknown] Mitchell [?]

Second section

President
       -Location [?]
              -Timing

Unknown person
     -Statement
                                              -23-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 946-22 (cont’d)

The unknown persons left at an unknown time before 12:29 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 946-022, 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/946-022 (accessed October 10, 2026).