Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 252 › Conversation 252-032

Nixon & Flanigan on Economic Policy and Personnel Management

Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 1:16 PM–3:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 39 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Flanigan, Peter M.Conversation252-032 on Tape 252 (tape position 01:58:00–01:58:36)StartWednesday, May 5, 1971 at 1:16 PMEndWednesday, May 5, 1971 at 3:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 252-032 ↗

President Nixon met with assistant Peter M. Flanigan in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss ongoing administrative priorities and personnel matters. While no transcript is available, the meeting focused on the implementation of economic policies and executive oversight handled by Flanigan's office. This discussion served to coordinate strategy regarding White House initiatives during a period of significant domestic policy development.

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I wondered if you could get a hold of Weinberger and see if he's better at federal projects.
I talked to him.
You're scheduling your program that you submitted to him on for political impact.
Yeah.
Well, actually, the key guy to work with is Weinberger, because that's where I'm at.
2-3-3.
2-30.
2-30-3.
Yeah, 2-30-3.
And I'll be on the EOB at 2-30, and the other officers who work out will be either time tomorrow.

On May 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan 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 252-032 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 252-32

Date: May 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Peter M. Flanigan

[See Conversation No. 42-88]
  • 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.

Conversation 252-032, 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/252-032 (accessed October 3, 2026).