Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 249 › Conversation 249-019

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Thursday, April 15, 1971 · 4:34 PM–4:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation249-019 on Tape 249 (tape position 02:31:04–02:31:13)StartThursday, April 15, 1971 at 4:34 PMEndThursday, April 15, 1971 at 4:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 249-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief, informal communication with the White House operator to place an outgoing call. The exchange serves as a functional recording of administrative support rather than a discussion of substantive policy or political matters. No significant decisions were recorded during this short interaction.

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Hello, ladies.
Steve-O.

NARA Description

On April 15, 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 4:34 pm and 4:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 249-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 249-19

Date: April 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:34 pm and 4:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 42-49]

Also recorded on April 15, 1971

  • 249-016 4:05 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:05 pm to 4:32 pm.
  • 249-017 4:05 PM · 6 sec — 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 4:05 pm and 4:31 pm.
  • 042-048 4:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 4:31 pm to 4:34 pm.
  • 249-018 4:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:31 pm to 4:34 pm.
  • 042-049 4:34 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 042-050 4:35 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:35 pm to 4:36 pm.
  • 249-020 4:35 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:35 pm to 4:36 pm.
  • 249-021 4:42 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:42 pm to 4:52 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 249-019, April 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/249-019 (accessed October 3, 2026).