Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 258 › Conversation 258-050
Nixon alone in his EOB office on R. Anthony Eden and Correspondence
Wednesday, June 23, 1971 · 3:36 PM–3:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met to review and dictate revisions to a correspondence previously addressed to R. Anthony Eden, the Earl of Avon. The session focused specifically on finalizing the content and phrasing of this diplomatic communication. No further administrative actions were recorded beyond these editorial adjustments.
- R. Anthony Eden
- Correspondence
- Diplomacy
- Dictation
- White House administration
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NARA Description
On June 23, 1971, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 258-050 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 258-50
Date: June 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:36 pm and 3:41 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a letter
Changes in previously dictated letter to R. Anthony Eden [Earl of Avon]
Conversation
Conv. No. 258-27
No. 258-51
(cont.)
Date: June 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with J. Philip Campbell
[See Conversation No. 5-150]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.
- 258-049 3:36 PM · 16 sec — 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.
- 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 258-050, 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/258-050 (accessed October 5, 2026).