Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 251 › Conversation 251-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Time management

Tuesday, April 20, 1971 · 1:26 PM–2:38 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation251-001 on Tape 251 (tape position 00:00:48–00:01:46)StartTuesday, April 20, 1971 at 1:26 PMEndTuesday, April 20, 1971 at 2:38 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 251-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual to coordinate his afternoon schedule. The brief discussion centered on managing the timing of his official commitments for the remainder of the day. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this logistical exchange.

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Yeah.
Two twenty-five.
Good stuff.

NARA Description

On April 20, 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 1:26 pm and 2:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 251-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 251-1

Date: April 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:26 pm and 2:38 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person

     President’s schedule

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  • 483-014 1:25 PM · 17 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 3:04 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 251-001, April 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/251-001 (accessed October 3, 2026).