Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 253 › Conversation 253-028

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on informal dialogue

Wednesday, May 26, 1971 · 6:33 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation253-028 on Tape 253 (tape position 02:46:15–02:46:38)StartWednesday, May 26, 1971 at 6:33 PMEndWednesday, May 26, 1971 at 6:33 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 253-028 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183679 ↗

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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 6:33 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 253-028 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 253-28

Date: May 26, 1971
Time: 6:33 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 3-140]

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Yeah.
Yeah.
You just want to eat it when it's convenient.
  • 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.
  • 253-029 6:33 PM · 8 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 6:33 pm and 6:42 pm.
  • 253-030 6:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:33 pm and 6:42 pm.
  • 003-142 6:42 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 6:42 pm to 6:46 pm.
  • 253-031 6:42 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 6:42 pm to 6:46 pm.
  • 003-143 6:46 PM · 1 min — Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, and Toni Sidley talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:46 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 253-032 6:46 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:46 pm and 6:57 pm.

Conversation 253-028, May 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183679). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/253-028 (accessed November 2, 2026).