Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 255 › Conversation 255-006

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Foreign Intelligence…

Friday, June 4, 1971 · 2:54 PM–3:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation255-006 on Tape 255 (tape position 00:13:44–00:16:30)StartFriday, June 4, 1971 at 2:54 PMEndFriday, June 4, 1971 at 3:10 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 255-006 ↗

President Nixon met with unidentified participants to review his upcoming schedule, specifically focusing on a meeting with the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. The discussion centered on coordinating the President's calendar and addressing matters pertaining to intelligence oversight. No further specific actions or policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative session.

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On June 4, 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 2:54 pm and 3:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 255-6

Date: June 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:54 pm and 3:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person

     President’s schedule
          -Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
  • 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.
  • 004-033 3:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 512-020 3:10 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 512-021 3:10 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 512-022 3:10 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 512-023 3:10 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 004-034 3:11 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm.
  • 512-024 3:11 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm.

Conversation 255-006, 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/255-006 (accessed September 27, 2026).