Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 258 › Conversation 258-049
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telephone communication
Wednesday, June 23, 1971 · 3:36 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directs the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with an individual named Rinaldi, located in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. The primary purpose of the brief interaction is to initiate this specific outreach. No further policy discussions or significant political developments are captured in this recording.
- Telephone communication
- Dunmore, Pennsylvania
- Presidential outreach
- White House operations
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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 3:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 258-049 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 258-49 Date: June 23, 1971 Time: 3:36 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 5-149]
Also recorded on June 23, 1971
- 005-148 3:25 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:25 pm.
- 258-048 3:25 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:25 pm.
- 005-149 3:36 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:36 pm.
- 258-050 3:36 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 3:41 pm.
- 005-150 3:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 3:41 pm to 3:43 pm.
- 005-151 3:43 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 258-051 3:43 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Philip Campbell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 258-052 3:43 PM · 20 sec — 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 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 258-049, 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/258-049 (accessed October 5, 2026).