Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 251 › Conversation 251-043

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Family matters

Thursday, April 29, 1971 · 6:37 PM–7:27 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·46 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation251-043 onTape 251 (tape position 03:05:42–03:06:33)StartThursday, April 29, 1971 at 6:37 PMEndThursday, April 29, 1971 at 7:27 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 251-043 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with an unidentified individual, potentially a social worker, to discuss private family matters. During the exchange, the President provided directive advice regarding the maintenance of distance between two brothers. The conversation remained limited to these personal concerns and did not involve broader policy or administrative developments.

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Stay apart from your brother.
Thank you.
It's basically what you call it.
It's the social worker.

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 251-043 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 251-43

Date: April 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:37 pm and 7:27 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person

     Staff

     Social worker

Also 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.
  • 251-041 6:37 PM · 12 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.
  • 251-042 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.
  • 251-044 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 251-043, 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/251-043 (accessed September 18, 2026).