Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 254 › Conversation 254-028
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on personal correspondence
Monday, May 31, 1971 · 7:18 PM–7:21 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 22 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to finalize a list of names for a personal communication. He specifically requested that the operator avoid involving his wife, Pat Nixon, in the logistical details of contacting these individuals to spare her unnecessary concern. This brief exchange focused on managing personal correspondence and curating the President's private outreach efforts.
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NARA Description
On May 31, 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 7:18 pm and 7:21 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 254-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 254-28
Date: May 31, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:18 pm and 7:21 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator
[See Conversation No. 3-209]
Conversation
Conv. No. 254-33
No. 254-29
(cont.)
Date: May 31, 1971
Time: 7:21 pm - 7:22 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Tricia Nixon
[This is the original beginning of Conversation No. 254-029, which has been merged with
Conversation No. 254-028.]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/12/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[254-029-w001]
[Duration: 18s]
[See Conversation No. 003-210]
******************************************************************************Also recorded on May 31, 1971
- 003-208 7:13 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:13 pm to 7:18 pm.
- 254-027 7:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:13 pm to 7:18 pm.
- 003-209 7:18 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:18 pm and 7:21 pm.
- 003-210 7:21 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:21 pm to 7:22 pm.
- 254-029 7:21 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:21 pm to 7:22 pm.
- 003-211 7:22 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:22 pm and 7:23 pm.
- 254-030 7:22 PM · 17 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 7:22 pm and 7:23 pm.
- 003-212 7:23 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:23 pm to 7:24 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 254-028, 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/254-028 (accessed September 27, 2026).