Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 260 › Conversation 260-031

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential travel

Monday, July 5, 1971 · 8:41 PM–8:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation260-031 on Tape 260 (tape position 03:42:51–03:47:15)StartMonday, July 5, 1971 at 8:41 PMEndMonday, July 5, 1971 at 8:45 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 260-031 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held an informal, largely conversational interaction with a White House operator that touched upon his upcoming travel itinerary. Nixon mentioned a scheduled trip to Kansas City for a media briefing followed by a ten-day stay in California, where he planned to participate in a shipyard opening and other official engagements. The dialogue was primarily social in nature, serving to acknowledge the operator's service and reaffirm communication plans for the President's return.

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NARA Description

On July 5, 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 8:41 pm and 8:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 260-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 260-31

Date: July 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:41 pm and 8:45 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 6-150]

Also recorded on July 6, 1971

  • 006-148 8:26 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:26 pm and 8:38 pm.
  • 006-149 8:38 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Florence P. Dwyer talked on the telephone from 8:38 pm to 8:41 pm.
  • 260-030 8:38 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Florence P. Dwyer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:38 pm to 8:41 pm.
  • 006-150 8:41 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:41 pm and 8:45 pm.
  • 006-151 8:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James Harvey talked on the telephone from 8:45 pm to 8:48 pm.
  • 260-032 8:45 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James Harvey met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:45 pm to 8:48 pm.
  • 006-152 8:48 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:48 pm and 9:08 pm.
  • 260-033 8:48 PM · 1 min — 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 8:48 pm and 9:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 260-031, July 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/260-031 (accessed October 5, 2026).