Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 252 › Conversation 252-022
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telephony
Wednesday, April 28, 1971 · 8:14 PM–9:08 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to establish a line for the President's official communication. No substantive policy discussions or complex deliberations took place during this brief exchange.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 8:14 pm and 9:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 252-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 252-22 Date: April 28, 1971 Time: Unknown between 8:14 pm and 9:08 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 42-70]
Also recorded on April 29, 1971
- 042-070 8:14 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:14 pm and 9:08 pm.
- 252-021 8:14 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 8:14 pm and 9:08 pm.
- 042-071 9:08 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:08 pm.
- 042-072 9:08 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:08 pm and 9:20 pm.
- 252-023 9:08 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:08 pm.
- 252-024 9:08 PM · 1 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 9:08 pm and 9:20 pm.
- 042-073 9:20 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:20 pm to 9:30 pm.
- 252-025 9:20 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:20 pm to 9:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 252-022, 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/252-022 (accessed October 3, 2026).