Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 252 › Conversation 252-031
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telephone operations
Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 1:16 PM–3:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing connection. The interaction was purely administrative, serving as the necessary logistical step to place a telephone call to an external party. No substantive policy discussions or executive decisions occurred during this brief exchange.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 5, 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 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 252-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 252-31 Date: May 5, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 42-87]
Also recorded on May 5, 1971
- 042-087 1:16 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-088 1:16 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-089 1:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-090 1:16 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-091 1:16 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-092 1:16 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-093 1:16 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alvin Snyder talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-094 1:16 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 252-031, May 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/252-031 (accessed October 3, 2026).