Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 261 › Conversation 261-044
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telephony
Thursday, July 1, 1971 · 6:07 PM–6:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephonic communication. The interaction focused on the logistics of connecting the President to a specific party, serving as a brief administrative precursor to a subsequent call. No policy discussions occurred during this brief exchange.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 6:07 pm and 6:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-044 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 261-44 Date: July 1, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:07 pm and 6:30 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 6-85]
Also recorded on July 1, 1971
- 261-042 5:55 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and J. Edgar Hoover met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:55 pm to 6:20 pm.
- 006-084 6:00 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover talked on the telephone from 6:00 pm to 6:07 pm.
- 006-085 6:07 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:30 pm.
- 261-043 6:20 PM · 6 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 6:20 pm and 6:30 pm.
- 006-086 6:30 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:30 pm to 6:37 pm.
- 261-045 6:30 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:30 pm to 6:37 pm.
- 006-087 6:37 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:37 pm and 6:45 pm.
- 261-046 6:37 PM · 30 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 6:37 pm and 6:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 261-044, 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/261-044 (accessed October 5, 2026).