Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 251 › Conversation 251-041
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Personal Services
Thursday, April 29, 1971 · 6:37 PM–7:27 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown individual to briefly coordinate the delivery of a meal. The discussion was limited to logistical arrangements regarding supper, with no substantive policy or political matters addressed. The brief interaction concluded with the participant confirming they would handle the task before exiting the office.
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NARA Description
On April 29, 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 6:37 pm and 7:27 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 251-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 251-41
Date: April 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:37 pm and 7:27 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person
Instructions
-Supper
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 7:27 pmAlso recorded on April 29, 1971
- 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.
- 251-042 6:37 PM · 36 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 6:37 pm and 7:27 pm.
- 251-043 6:37 PM · 46 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 6:37 pm and 7:27 pm.
- 251-044 6:37 PM · 6 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 6:37 pm and 7:27 pm.
- 251-045 6:37 PM · 17 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 6:37 pm and 7:27 pm.
- 042-083 7:27 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:27 pm to 7:30 pm.
- 251-046 7:27 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:27 pm to 7:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 251-041, 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/251-041 (accessed October 3, 2026).