Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 255 › Conversation 255-016

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications

Monday, June 7, 1971 · 2:47 PM–2:49 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation255-016 on Tape 255 (tape position 00:24:51–00:24:55)StartMonday, June 7, 1971 at 2:47 PMEndMonday, June 7, 1971 at 2:49 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 255-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief interaction serves primarily as a logistical step for the President to reach another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant historical developments occurred during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On June 7, 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 2:47 pm and 2:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 255-16

Date: June 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:47 pm and 2:49 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 4-57]

Also recorded on June 7, 1971

  • 255-014 2:43 PM · 9 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 2:43 pm and 2:46 pm.
  • 004-056 2:46 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. ("Don") Hughes talked on the telephone from 2:46 pm to 2:47 pm.
  • 255-015 2:46 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. ("Don") Hughes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:46 pm to 2:47 pm.
  • 004-057 2:47 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 2:49 pm.
  • 004-058 2:49 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 2:49 pm to 2:50 pm.
  • 255-017 2:49 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:49 pm to 2:50 pm.
  • 004-059 2:50 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:57 pm.
  • 255-046 2:50 PM · 6 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 2:50 pm and 2:57 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 255-016, June 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/255-016 (accessed September 27, 2026).