Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 261 › Conversation 261-025
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Tuesday, June 29, 1971 · 11:27 AM–2:28 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone communication. This brief interaction served administrative and logistical purposes to connect the President with another party. No policy discussions or significant substantive developments occurred during this short exchange.
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Position in tape: 01:00:30 – 01:02:01
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NARA Description
On June 29, 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 11:27 am and 2:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 261-25 Date: June 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 11:27 am and 2:28 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 6-22]
Also recorded on June 29, 1971
- 530-006 10:57 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:57 am to 11:06 am.
- 006-020 11:22 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:22 am.
- 006-021 11:22 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 11:22 am to 11:27 am.
- 530-007 11:22 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:22 am.
- 530-008 11:22 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:22 am to 11:27 am.
- 006-022 11:27 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:27 am and 2:28 pm.
- 530-009 11:27 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:27 am and 11:30 am.
- 530-010 11:30 AM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 12:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 261-025, June 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/261-025 (accessed October 5, 2026).