Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 255 › Conversation 255-020

Nixon & Kissinger on Textile policy and Peter G. Peterson

Monday, June 7, 1971 · 3:09 PM–3:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 53 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation255-020 on Tape 255 (tape position 00:30:28–00:31:27)StartMonday, June 7, 1971 at 3:09 PMEndMonday, June 7, 1971 at 3:20 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 255-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to briefly coordinate their schedules and address administrative matters. They specifically discussed a memo regarding textile policy authored by Peter G. Peterson. The two men aimed to synchronize their upcoming movements and finalize their approach to the pending textile issues.

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Are you a fugitive?
What position were you involved in?
I don't remember.
I just want to leave.
This is all the big thing.
Part of it.
I am terribly, but let me say this, we have a very important chance.
I'm going to make you try to stop me in the next moment.
That's in consideration of other things on my mind.
Are you racing?
No.
Have you talked to Peter?
We've got him around the ruler.
All right.
I'll be over to you in about five minutes.

NARA Description

On June 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 255-20

Date: June 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:09 pm and 3:20 pm

Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person [Henry A. Kissinger?]

     Unknown person’s [Kissinger?] location

     Peter G. Peterson’s [?] memo
           -Textiles

     President’s schedule

Also recorded on June 7, 1971

  • 004-060 2:57 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 2:57 pm to 3:02 pm.
  • 255-018 2:57 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:57 pm to 3:02 pm.
  • 004-061 3:02 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:02 pm and 3:07 pm.
  • 004-062 3:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 3:07 pm to 3:09 pm.
  • 255-019 3:07 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:07 pm to 3:09 pm.
  • 004-112 3:09 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:20 pm.
  • 255-021 3:09 PM · 21 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 3:09 pm and 3:20 pm.
  • 513-002 3:20 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:20 pm to 3:23 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 255-020, 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/255-020 (accessed September 27, 2026).