Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 255 › Conversation 255-002

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

Friday, June 4, 1971 · 2:24 PM–2:33 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation255-002 on Tape 255 (tape position 00:01:48–00:01:52)StartFriday, June 4, 1971 at 2:24 PMEndFriday, June 4, 1971 at 2:33 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 255-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The conversation consists entirely of the President prompting the operator to complete the connection to his intended recipient. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions occurred during this brief exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Come on, baby.

NARA Description

On June 4, 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 2:24 pm and 2:33 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 255-2

Date: June 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:24 pm and 2:33 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 4-29]

Also recorded on June 4, 1971

  • 004-030 2:24 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 2:24 pm to 2:33 pm.
  • 255-003 2:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 2:33 pm.
  • 004-031 2:33 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 2:33 pm to 2:34 pm.
  • 255-043 2:33 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:33 pm to 2:34 pm.
  • 004-032 2:34 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:34 pm to 2:54 pm.
  • 255-004 2:34 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:34 pm to 2:54 pm.
  • 255-005 2:54 PM · 2 min — 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 2:54 pm and 3:10 pm.
  • 255-006 2:54 PM · 14 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 2:54 pm and 3:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 255-002, June 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/255-002 (accessed September 27, 2026).