Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 253 › Conversation 253-011
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Wednesday, May 26, 1971 · 2:19 PM–2:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief request to the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call. The exchange serves primarily as a logistical step to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or decisions are recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
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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 2:19 pm and 2:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 253-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 253-11 Date: May 26, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:19 pm and 2:20 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 3-131]
Also recorded on May 26, 1971
- 003-130 2:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward J. Kiernan talked on the telephone from 2:17 pm to 2:19 pm.
- 253-010 2:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Edward J. Kiernan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:19 pm.
- 003-131 2:19 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:19 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 003-132 2:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:20 pm to 2:21 pm.
- 253-012 2:20 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:20 pm to 2:21 pm.
- 003-133 2:21 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:21 pm and 3:12 pm.
- 253-013 2:21 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:21 pm and 3:12 pm.
- 253-014 2:21 PM · 5 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 2:21 pm and 3:12 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 253-011, 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/253-011 (accessed September 18, 2026).