Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 253 › Conversation 253-024
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Executive office…
Wednesday, May 26, 1971 · 5:20 PM–5:21 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, one-minute meeting with an unidentified individual in his Old Executive Office Building suite. Due to the extremely short duration of the recording and the absence of a transcript, the specific subject matter and objectives of this encounter remain undocumented. No substantive policy discussions, decisions, or administrative actions were captured on the audio.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 26, 1971, 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 5:20 pm and 5:21 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 253-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 253-24
Date: May 26, 1971
Time: Unknown after 5:20 pm until 5:21 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/11/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[253-024-w001]
[Duration: 3s]
Time [?]
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The President and the unknown person left at 5:21 pmAlso recorded on May 26, 1971
- 253-023 4:11 PM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Edgar Hoover, John N. Mitchell, John D. Ehrlichman, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:11 pm to 5:20 pm.
- 505-014 5:17 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Harold Lee, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:17 pm to 5:57 pm.
- 003-139 6:17 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:17 pm and 6:33 pm.
- 253-025 6:17 PM · 18 sec — 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 6:17 pm and 6:33 pm.
- 253-026 6:17 PM · 17 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 6:17 pm and 6:33 pm.
- 253-027 6:17 PM · 11 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 6:17 pm and 6:33 pm.
- 003-140 6:33 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:33 pm.
- 003-141 6:33 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:33 pm and 6:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 253-024, 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/253-024 (accessed October 12, 2026).