Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 256 › Conversation 256-029
Nixon & Ryerson on Presidential Meetings and Executive Office Building
Saturday, June 12, 1971 · 2:07 PM–2:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with businessman Edward L. Ryerson for a brief discussion regarding a prospective idea or proposal. Although the transcript provided consists of repetitive, non-substantive Welsh filler text rather than a record of actual policy deliberation, the meeting serves as a formal interaction between the President and a private sector figure. No specific administrative decisions or policy outcomes are discernable from the available text.
- Presidential Meetings
- Edward L. Ryerson
- White House Operations
- Executive Office Building
Audio
This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 00:42:55 into the tape and ends around 00:44:45.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Edward L. Ryerson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:07 pm to 2:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 256-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 256-29 Date: June 12, 1971 Time: 2:07 pm - 2:09 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Edward L. Ryerson [See Conversation No. 5-23]
Also recorded on June 12, 1971
- 005-023 2:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward L. Ryerson talked on the telephone from 2:07 pm to 2:09 pm.
- 005-024 2:09 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 2:21 pm.
- 256-030 2:09 PM · 36 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 2:09 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 005-025 2:21 PM · 2 min — the White House operator and Edward C. Nixon talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 2:21 pm on June 12, 1971 and 8:35 am on June 13, 1971.
- 005-026 2:21 PM · 1 min — Edward C. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 2:21 pm on June 12, 1971 and 8:35 am on June 13, 1971.
- 005-027 2:21 PM · 10 sec — Unknown person(s) and Edward C. Nixon talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 2:21 pm on June 12, 1971 and 8:35 am on June 13, 1971.
- 005-028 2:21 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 2:21 pm on June 12, 1971 and 8:35 am on June 13, 1971.
- 005-029 2:21 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 2:21 pm on June 12, 1971 and 8:35 am on June 13, 1971.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 256-029, June 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/256-029 (accessed October 12, 2026).