Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 261 › Conversation 261-030
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator
Thursday, July 1, 1971 · 2:11 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 min
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The brief interaction focused on reaching another party, as the President utilized the operator to initiate an outgoing call. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were documented during this short communication link-up.
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Position in tape: 01:28:09 – 01:36:49
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NARA Description
On July 1, 1971, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 261-30 Date: July 1, 1971 Time: 2:11 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 6-78]
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.
- 260-001 2:05 PM · 29 min — 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.
- 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.
- 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 261-030, 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/261-030 (accessed October 5, 2026).