Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 254 › Conversation 254-030

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on transparency

Monday, May 31, 1971 · 7:22 PM–7:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation254-030 on Tape 254 (tape position 01:45:57–01:46:08)StartMonday, May 31, 1971 at 7:22 PMEndMonday, May 31, 1971 at 7:23 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 254-030 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal exchange with a White House operator regarding the importance of transparency and truthfulness in ongoing communications. The discussion focused on the necessity of receiving accurate information to support the administration's objectives. No specific policy decisions were recorded during this short interaction.

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It would be very helpful if nobody was lying to us.
It would be very helpful.
It would be a great support of ours.

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 7:22 pm and 7:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 254-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 254-30

Date: May 31, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:22 pm and 7:23 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 3-211]

Also recorded on May 31, 1971

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 254-031 7:23 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:23 pm to 7:24 pm.
  • 254-032 7:24 PM · 13 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 7:24 pm and 10:26 pm.
  • 254-033 7:24 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 10:26 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 254-030, 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/254-030 (accessed September 27, 2026).