Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 261 › Conversation 261-010

Nixon & Rogers on Vietnam War and Foreign Policy

Tuesday, June 15, 1971 · 6:44 PM–6:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.Conversation261-010 on Tape 261 (tape position 00:09:39–00:11:23)StartTuesday, June 15, 1971 at 6:44 PMEndTuesday, June 15, 1971 at 6:47 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 261-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Secretary of State William P. Rogers held a brief consultation regarding the administration's ongoing diplomatic strategy in Vietnam. The discussion touched upon the dissemination of information and the President's upcoming public presentation concerning the conflict. Nixon expressed a desire to personally reflect on these developments while acknowledging the complexities involved in managing current foreign policy perceptions.

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But not even that I could ask them.

I don't know how they got the scene or anything, but I do want to talk to myself about it.

I'll try to do that.

I know it's just a funny thing.

There's some people, there's some people who live in Vietnam, and I'm talking about that in my presentation.

George heard a lot of things.

They are the times.

Okay.

Bye, baby.

NARA Description

On June 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:44 pm to 6:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 261-10

Date: June 15, 1971
Time: 6:44 pm - 6:47 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with William P. Rogers

[See Conversation No. 5-89]

Also recorded on June 15, 1971

005-086 6:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 6:35 pm to 6:38 pm.
261-008 6:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:35 pm to 6:38 pm.
005-087 6:38 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:44 pm.
005-088 6:38 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:44 pm.
261-009 6:38 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 an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:44 pm.
005-089 6:44 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 6:44 pm to 6:47 pm.
005-090 6:48 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 6:48 pm to 6:49 pm.
261-011 6:48 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:48 pm to 6:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 261-010, June 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/261-010 (accessed October 5, 2026).