Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 260 › Conversation 260-020

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House logistics

Friday, July 2, 1971 · 5:33 PM–5:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation260-020 on Tape 260 (tape position 02:11:04–02:11:23)StartFriday, July 2, 1971 at 5:33 PMEndFriday, July 2, 1971 at 5:39 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 260-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The interaction served as a logistical administrative bridge to reach an external party. No substantive policy discussions or executive decisions occurred during this brief telephonic coordination.

Audio

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NARA Description

On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 5:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 260-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 260-20

Date: July 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:33 pm and 5:39 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 6-102]

Also recorded on July 2, 1971

  • 006-100 5:25 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:25 pm.
  • 260-016 5:25 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:25 pm.
  • 006-101 5:26 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:26 pm to 5:33 pm.
  • 260-018 5:26 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:26 pm to 5:33 pm.
  • 006-102 5:33 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 5:39 pm.
  • 006-103 5:39 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:39 pm to 5:40 pm.
  • 260-021 5:39 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:39 pm to 6:29 pm.
  • 006-104 5:40 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 260-020, July 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/260-020 (accessed October 6, 2026).