Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 252 › Conversation 252-026

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential operations

Wednesday, April 28, 1971 · 9:30 PM–9:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation252-026 on Tape 252 (tape position 01:49:16–01:49:19)StartWednesday, April 28, 1971 at 9:30 PMEndWednesday, April 28, 1971 at 9:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 252-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. The President requested that the operator place a call to an unidentified party, continuing his standard administrative procedure for managing official communications. This exchange served as a logistical step in the President's evening workflow.

Audio

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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 9:30 pm and 9:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 252-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 252-26

Date: April 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:30 pm and 9:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 42-74]

Also recorded on April 29, 1971

  • 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.
  • 042-074 9:30 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:30 pm and 9:35 pm.
  • 042-075 9:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:35 pm to 9:36 pm.
  • 252-027 9:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:35 pm to 9:36 pm.
  • 252-028 9:36 PM · 3 min — 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 9:36 pm and 11:10 pm.
  • 252-029 9:36 PM · 3 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 9:36 pm and 11:10 pm.
  • 252-030 9:36 PM · 1 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 9:36 pm and 11:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 252-026, 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/252-026 (accessed October 3, 2026).