Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 261 › Conversation 261-036
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Gold pins
Thursday, July 1, 1971 · 4:25 PM–5:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief meeting in the Old Executive Office Building with an unidentified individual to discuss gold pins. The discussion centered on these specific items, though no further details or policy decisions are documented due to the lack of a transcript. The meeting concluded when the participant departed prior to 5:09 pm.
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Position in tape: 03:30:50 – 03:31:52
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NARA Description
On July 1, 1971, 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 4:25 pm and 5:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 261-36
Date: July 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:25 pm and 5:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person
White House gifts
-Gold pins
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 5:09 pmAlso recorded on July 1, 1971
- 261-035 3:55 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:55 pm to 4:25 pm.
- 006-080 4:09 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 4:09 pm to 4:11 pm.
- 006-081 4:11 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 5:09 pm.
- 261-037 4:25 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:25 pm and 5:55 pm.
- 261-041 5:01 PM · 2 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 5:01 pm and 6:00 pm.
- 006-082 5:09 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:09 pm to 5:10 pm.
- 006-083 5:10 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 6:00 pm.
- 261-038 5:10 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 261-036, 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/261-036 (accessed October 5, 2026).