Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 254 › Conversation 254-013

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential meetings

Monday, May 31, 1971 · 2:27 PM–5:38 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation254-013 on Tape 254 (tape position 01:27:01–01:27:27)StartMonday, May 31, 1971 at 2:27 PMEndMonday, May 31, 1971 at 5:38 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 254-013 ↗

President Nixon held a meeting with an unidentified individual in his Old Executive Office Building suite to engage in an undocumented discussion. Due to the lack of available transcripts or archival records regarding the specific dialogue, the subject matter and any subsequent action items remain unknown. This encounter is preserved as part of the White House Taping System, though the content provides no verifiable historical insight.

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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 254-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 254-13

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. 3-196]
  • 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.
  • 254-011 2:27 PM · 5 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.
  • 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.

Conversation 254-013, 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/254-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).