Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 250 › Conversation 250-032
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Confidentiality
Friday, April 16, 1971 · 7:05 PM–8:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal discussion with one or more unidentified individuals in the Old Executive Office Building. The dialogue is fragmentary, consisting primarily of acknowledgments and vague assurances regarding a sensitive matter. No concrete policy decisions, specific names, or identifiable subjects can be determined from the available transcript.
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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 7:05 pm and 8:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 250-032 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 250-32
Date: April 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:05 pm and 8:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person
Unknown itemsAlso recorded on April 17, 1971
- 042-057 7:04 PM · 38 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:04 pm and 7:05 pm.
- 250-031 7:04 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:04 pm to 7:05 pm.
- 250-033 7:05 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 7:05 pm and 8:00 pm.
- 250-034 7:05 PM · 25 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 7:05 pm and 8:00 pm.
- 001-106 10:26 PM · 31 sec — the White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 10:26 pm.
- 001-107 10:45 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:45 pm.
- 001-108 10:45 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 10:45 pm to 10:56 pm.
- 001-109 10:56 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:56 pm and 11:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 250-032, April 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/250-032 (accessed October 3, 2026).