Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 261 › Conversation 261-041

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator

Thursday, July 1, 1971 · 5:01 PM–6:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation261-041 on Tape 261 (tape position 04:17:43–04:19:29)StartThursday, July 1, 1971 at 5:01 PMEndThursday, July 1, 1971 at 6:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 261-041 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This communication served to connect the President with another party, though the specific individual he sought to reach remains unidentified. The exchange functioned solely as a logistical step in the President's daily workflow.

Audio

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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 an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 6:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-041 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 261-41

Date: July 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:10 pm and 6:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 6-83]

Also recorded on July 1, 1971

  • 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.
  • 261-036 4:25 PM · 1 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 4:25 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.
  • 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.
  • 261-039 5:10 PM · 7 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.
  • 261-040 5:10 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 261-041, 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/261-041 (accessed October 5, 2026).