Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 256 › Conversation 256-019

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Time check

Tuesday, June 1, 1971 · 11:30 AM–12:06 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 36 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation256-019 on Tape 256 (tape position 00:28:15–00:28:48)StartTuesday, June 1, 1971 at 11:30 AMEndTuesday, June 1, 1971 at 12:06 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 256-019 ↗

AI Summary

This brief exchange captures President Nixon checking the time and confirming his availability for a meeting around noon. The primary topic appears to be the President's immediate schedule and transition to his next engagement. No significant decisions or action items are discernible from this short, unintelligible segment.

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Position in tape: 00:28:15 – 00:28:48

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NARA Description

On June 1, 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 11:30 am and 12:06 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 256-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 256-19

Date: June 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:30 am and 12:06 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

An unknown person talked with the President

     President’s schedule

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Unknown[unintelligible]
NixonYeah. What is the time now? Ten to 12:00? Hmm? 12:00? Yeah, I'll be over around 12:00.

Also recorded on June 1, 1971

  • 004-001 11:25 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:25 am to 11:30 am.
  • 256-016 11:25 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:25 am to 11:30 am.
  • 256-017 11:30 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 12:06 pm.
  • 256-018 11:30 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 12:06 pm.
  • 256-020 11:30 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 12:06 pm.
  • 509-001 12:07 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mary Kay Leavitt, Harley O. Staggers, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:09 pm.
  • 509-002 12:10 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:10 pm to 12:50 pm.
  • 256-021 1:20 PM · 6 min — 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 1:20 pm and 7:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 256-019, June 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/256-019 (accessed November 12, 2026).