Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 258 › Conversation 258-031

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on H. R. Haldeman

Thursday, June 17, 1971 · 6:55 PM–9:29 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation258-031 onTape 258 (tape position 00:47:05–00:47:12)StartThursday, June 17, 1971 at 6:55 PMEndThursday, June 17, 1971 at 9:29 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 258-031 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual, during which the conversation centered on arranging a meeting with White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman. Due to the limited and unclear nature of the transcript, no substantive policy decisions or further details regarding the purpose of the engagement were captured. The brief interaction focused primarily on the logistical coordination of this requested access to Haldeman.

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NARA Description

On June 17, 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 6:55 pm and 9:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 258-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 258-31

Date: June 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:55 pm and 9:29 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

An unknown person talked with the President

     Request for meeting with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman [?]

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  • 261-017 6:46 PM · 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 6:46 pm and 6:55 pm.
  • 005-115 6:55 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:55 pm to 6:56 pm.
  • 261-018 6:55 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:55 pm to 6:56 pm.
  • 005-116 6:56 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:56 pm and 7:39 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 258-031, June 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/258-031 (accessed September 18, 2026).