Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 254 › Conversation 254-011

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House Tapes

Monday, May 31, 1971 · 2:27 PM–5:38 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation254-011 on Tape 254 (tape position 01:26:25–01:26:29)StartMonday, May 31, 1971 at 2:27 PMEndMonday, May 31, 1971 at 5:38 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 254-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held an undocumented meeting with an unidentified individual in his Old Executive Office Building suite. Due to a lack of available transcript or recorded content, the specific objectives and substance of the dialogue remain unknown to researchers. This interaction serves as a placeholder in the White House taping archives, requiring cross-referencing with other logs for potential identification of the participant.

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NARA Description

On May 31, 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 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 254-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 254-11

Date: May 31, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person

[See Conversation No. 3-195]

Also recorded on May 31, 1971

  • 003-193 2:25 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:25 pm.
  • 254-008 2:25 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:25 pm.
  • 003-194 2:26 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 2:26 pm to 2:27 pm.
  • 254-009 2:26 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:26 pm to 2:27 pm.
  • 003-195 2:27 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm.
  • 254-010 2:27 PM · 9 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 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm.
  • 254-012 2:27 PM · 10 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 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm.
  • 254-013 2:27 PM · 8 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 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 254-011, May 31, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/254-011 (accessed September 26, 2026).