Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 253 › Conversation 253-017
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Personal communications
Wednesday, May 26, 1971 · 3:15 PM–3:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief call to the White House operator to request a connection to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. This interaction served solely as a functional bridge to reach a family member. No policy matters or substantive government business were addressed during this short exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 26, 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 3:15 pm and 3:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 253-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 253-17 Date: May 26, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:15 pm and 3:17 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 003-135]
Also recorded on May 26, 1971
- 003-134 3:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:12 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 253-016 3:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:12 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 003-135 3:15 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 003-136 3:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 3:17 pm to 3:18 pm.
- 253-018 3:17 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:17 pm to 3:18 pm.
- 003-137 3:18 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 253-019 3:18 PM · 3 sec — 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 3:18 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 003-138 3:30 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leonard Garment talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 253-017, May 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/253-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).