Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 255 › Conversation 255-043

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

Friday, June 4, 1971 · 2:33 PM–2:34 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation255-043 on Tape 255 (tape position 00:04:10–00:04:15)StartFriday, June 4, 1971 at 2:33 PMEndFriday, June 4, 1971 at 2:34 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 255-043 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183859 ↗

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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 from 2:33 pm to 2:34 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-043 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 255-43

Date: June 4, 1971
Time: 2:33 pm - 2:34 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 4-31]

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  • 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.
  • 255-002 2:24 PM · 4 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 2:24 pm and 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.
  • 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.

Conversation 255-043, June 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183859). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/255-043 (accessed November 11, 2026).