Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 252 › Conversation 252-002
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Public opinion
Wednesday, April 21, 1971 · 1:43 PM–2:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon speaks briefly with a White House operator to discuss feedback regarding his public remarks or recent behavior. The President expresses mild curiosity regarding how a group of individuals, whom he refers to as the "hard-ass," became aware of his actions and expressed their approval. No further policy actions or significant administrative decisions resulted from this short exchange.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On April 21, 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 1:43 pm and 2:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 252-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 252-2 Date: April 21, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:43 pm and 2:31 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 42-62]
Also recorded on April 21, 1971
- 484-013 12:50 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:50 pm to 1:43 pm.
- 002-022 1:00 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:13 pm.
- 002-023 1:12 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone from 1:12 pm to 1:13 pm.
- 042-062 1:43 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 252-001 1:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 484-014 1:43 PM · 40 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 042-063 2:31 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:31 pm to 2:42 pm.
- 252-003 2:31 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:31 pm to 2:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 252-002, April 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/252-002 (accessed October 3, 2026).