Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 251 › Conversation 251-038
Nixon & Acker on Communications management and Travel logistics
Thursday, April 29, 1971 · 3:57 PM–3:58 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 34 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with Marjorie P. Acker to discuss travel arrangements and manage incoming communications. Nixon confirmed that an individual had successfully departed for Kentucky and instructed Acker to manage the White House switchboard accordingly. The meeting concluded with a direct order to restrict all telephone calls for the remainder of the evening.
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NARA Description
On April 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:57 pm to 3:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 251-038 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 251-38 Date: April 29, 1971 Time: 3:57 pm - 3:58 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Marjorie P. Acker [See Conversation No. 42-81]
Also recorded on April 29, 1971
- 251-035 2:53 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:53 pm to 2:56 pm.
- 042-080 2:56 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:56 pm and 3:57 pm.
- 251-036 2:56 PM · 2 min — 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 2:56 pm and 3:57 pm.
- 251-037 2:56 PM · 9 sec — 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 2:56 pm and 3:57 pm.
- 042-081 3:57 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 3:57 pm to 3:58 pm.
- 251-039 4:44 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:44 pm to 4:45 pm.
- 042-082 6:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 6:32 pm to 6:37 pm.
- 251-040 6:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:32 pm to 6:37 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 251-038, 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/251-038 (accessed October 3, 2026).