Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 260 › Conversation 260-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential Records
Thursday, July 1, 1971 · 2:05 PM–9:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon held a private, undocumented meeting with an unidentified individual in his Old Executive Office Building workspace. The session involved a brief segment marked for withdrawal, suggesting the discussion concerned sensitive personal or confidential administrative matters. Given the absence of a transcript or descriptive records, the specific substance of the exchange remains historically inaccessible.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On July 1, 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 2:05 pm and 9:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 260-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 260-1 Date: July 1, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:05 pm and 9:47 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President met with an unknown man. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 1s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:47 pm.
Also recorded on July 1, 1971
- 534-012 1:38 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 2:05 pm.
- 534-013 2:02 PM · 4 min — unknown person(s) and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:02 pm and 2:11 pm.
- 260-002 2:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 9:47 pm.
- 261-027 2:05 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
- 006-078 2:11 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:11 pm.
- 261-030 2:11 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:11 pm.
- 006-079 3:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:16 pm.
- 261-031 3:14 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:14 pm to 3:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 260-001, July 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/260-001 (accessed October 5, 2026).