Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 257 › Conversation 257-001

Nixon alone in his EOB office on Television and Media monitoring

Thursday, June 10, 1971 · 9:10 AM–7:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 hr 32 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation257-001 on Tape 257 (tape position 00:00:26–01:32:24)StartThursday, June 10, 1971 at 9:10 AMEndThursday, June 10, 1971 at 7:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 257-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon spent time observing television coverage in his office in the Old Executive Office Building. No other participants were present during this period. The activity indicates a focus on media monitoring and public relations assessment during the Nixon administration.

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NARA Description

On June 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 7:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 257-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 257-1

Date: June 10, 1971
Time: Unknown
Location: Executive Office Building

The President watched television

Also recorded on June 10, 1971

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  • 516-001 9:08 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:11 am.
  • 516-002 9:11 AM · 1 hr 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, Jacob D. Beam, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:11 am to 10:56 am.
  • 516-003 10:56 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Peter M. Flanigan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:56 am to 11:01 am.
  • 060-003 11:01 AM · 1 hr 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and railroad executives, including Benjamin F. Biaggini, Tom Rice, Jack Fishwick, Graham Claytor, William H. Moore, Hays Watkins, William Johnson, Frank Barnette, Louis Menk, John Reed, Stephen Ailes, John A. Volpe, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Charles Clapp, George Crawford, and Peter M. Flanigan, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:01 am and 11:59 pm.
  • 516-013 11:01 AM · 27 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:01 am and 12:21 pm.
  • 060-004 12:21 PM · 7 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 516-004 12:21 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Peter M. Flanigan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:21 pm to 12:23 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 257-001, June 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/257-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).