Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 258 › Conversation 258-044
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential authority
Wednesday, June 23, 1971 · 3:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief, cryptic request with the White House operator regarding an unnamed individual. The President explicitly states a desire for the subject to be killed. No further context or follow-up details are provided within the recording.
- Presidential authority
- assassination
- White House operations
- covert requests
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NARA Description
On June 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 258-044 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 258-44 Date: June 23, 1971 Time: 3:05 pm Location: Executive Office Building The White House operator talked with the President [See Conversation No. 5-144]
Also recorded on June 23, 1971
- 005-142 2:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Garry E. Brown talked on the telephone from 2:51 pm to 2:52 pm.
- 005-143 2:52 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:52 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 005-144 3:05 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:05 pm.
- 258-043 3:05 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 3:05 pm.
- 005-147 3:09 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 005-145 3:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Stennis talked on the telephone from 3:16 pm to 3:18 pm.
- 258-045 3:16 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Stennis met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:16 pm to 3:18 pm.
- 005-146 3:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:19 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 258-044, June 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/258-044 (accessed October 5, 2026).