Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 251 › Conversation 251-018

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential operations

Thursday, April 29, 1971 · 9:05 AM–9:29 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation251-018 on Tape 251 (tape position 02:13:19–02:13:22)StartThursday, April 29, 1971 at 9:05 AMEndThursday, April 29, 1971 at 9:29 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 251-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, procedural interaction with a White House operator to facilitate a phone connection. The exchange served as a logistical step to initiate contact with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief interaction.

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NARA Description

On April 29, 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 9:05 am and 9:29 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 251-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 251-18

Date: April 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:05 am and 9:29 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 42-76]

Also recorded on April 29, 1971

  • 042-076 9:05 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:29 am.
  • 251-053 9:05 AM · 8 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 9:05 am and 9:29 am.
  • 042-077 9:29 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:29 am to 9:31 am.
  • 251-019 9:29 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:29 am to 9:31 am.
  • 251-020 9:31 AM · 9 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 9:31 am and 9:48 am.
  • 251-021 9:31 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 9:48 am.
  • 251-022 9:48 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:48 am to 9:50 am.
  • 251-023 9:50 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:24 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 251-018, April 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/251-018 (accessed October 24, 2026).