Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 252 › Conversation 252-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Wednesday, April 28, 1971 · 3:57 PM–4:33 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation252-015 on Tape 252 (tape position 00:34:34–00:34:47)StartWednesday, April 28, 1971 at 3:57 PMEndWednesday, April 28, 1971 at 4:33 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 252-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon interacts with the White House operator in the Old Executive Office Building to facilitate telephonic communication. This brief engagement serves as a routine administrative coordination to place a call. No substantive policy matters or political strategy were captured in this exchange.

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So, what's new over at your shop today?
Yeah.

NARA Description

On April 28, 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 3:57 pm and 4:33 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 252-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 252-15

Date: April 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:57 pm and 4:33 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 42-67]

Also recorded on April 28, 1971

  • 252-014 3:53 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:53 pm to 3:57 pm.
  • 042-066 3:57 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:57 pm and 4:33 pm.
  • 042-067 3:57 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:57 pm and 4:33 pm.
  • 252-016 3:57 PM · 4 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 3:57 pm and 4:33 pm.
  • 042-068 4:33 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 4:33 pm to 4:37 pm.
  • 252-017 4:33 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:33 pm to 4:47 pm.
  • 252-018 4:47 PM · 23 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 4:47 pm and 4:49 pm.
  • 042-069 4:49 PM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:49 pm to 4:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 252-015, April 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/252-015 (accessed October 3, 2026).