Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 246 › Conversation 246-010

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Ronald L. Ziegler

Wednesday, April 7, 1971 · 2:00 PM–2:07 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation246-010 onTape 246 (tape position 03:16:18–03:16:28)StartWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 2:00 PMEndWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 2:07 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 246-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. This interaction serves solely as an administrative bridge to facilitate communication between the President and his staff. No substantive policy matters or further developments occur during this brief exchange.

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Larry.

NARA Description

On April 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:07 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 246-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 246-010
Date: April 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:00 pm and 2:07 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator
Call to Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on April 7, 1971

  • 246-008 2:00 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:07 pm.
  • 246-009 2:00 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:07 pm.
  • 246-011 2:07 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:07 pm to 2:11 pm.
  • 246-012 2:11 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:11 pm and 3:10 pm.
  • 246-013 2:11 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:11 pm and 3:10 pm.
  • 246-014 2:11 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon talked with an unknown person(s) on the telephone in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time around 2:11 pm.
  • 246-015 3:10 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:10 pm to 3:11 pm.
  • 246-016 3:11 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:11 pm and 3:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 246-010, April 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/246-010 (accessed September 18, 2026).