Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 250 › Conversation 250-014

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House logistics

Friday, April 16, 1971 · 12:45 PM–3:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation250-014 on Tape 250 (tape position 03:27:30–03:30:25)StartFriday, April 16, 1971 at 12:45 PMEndFriday, April 16, 1971 at 3:15 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 250-014 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building to review the President’s daily schedule. Due to the extremely brief duration of the recorded segment and the lack of a transcript, no substantive policy discussions or significant administrative decisions were captured. The interaction appears to have been limited to logistical coordination regarding the President's upcoming appointments.

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On April 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 250-014 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 250-14

Date: April 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown person

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/10/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[250-014-w001]
[Duration: 4s]

     The President’s schedule

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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:15 pm
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  • 482-005 12:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Jon M. Huntsman, David Haight, and Mrs. David Haight met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:41 pm to 12:43 pm.
  • 482-006 12:43 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:43 pm to 12:45 pm.
  • 250-010 12:45 PM · 6 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 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 250-011 12:45 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 250-012 12:45 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 250-013 12:45 PM · 17 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 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 482-007 12:45 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:45 pm on April 16, 1971 and 9:03 am on April 19, 1971.

Conversation 250-014, April 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/250-014 (accessed October 3, 2026).