Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 250 › Conversation 250-028

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Steel industry

Friday, April 16, 1971 · 5:34 PM–7:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation250-028 on Tape 250 (tape position 03:57:52–03:58:54)StartFriday, April 16, 1971 at 5:34 PMEndFriday, April 16, 1971 at 7:04 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 250-028 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with an associate regarding labor statistics to analyze the status of the steel industry workforce. The discussion focused on comparing employment figures from 1960 against 1971 to evaluate long-term trends. This data review served to inform the administration's understanding of shifts within the industrial sector.

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The number of them, there were 10 of them.
In 1960, no matter where they are today,

NARA Description

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 5:34 pm and 7:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 250-028 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 250-28

Date: April 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:34 pm and 7:04 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person

     Steel workers
           -Figures
                -1960 compared with 1971

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  • 250-026 5:34 PM · 3 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 5:34 pm and 7:04 pm.
  • 250-027 5:34 PM · 4 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 5:34 pm and 7:04 pm.
  • 250-029 5:34 PM · 18 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 5:34 pm and 7:04 pm.
  • 250-030 5:34 PM · 2 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 5:34 pm and 7:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 250-028, 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/250-028 (accessed October 3, 2026).