Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 261 › Conversation 261-046
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications
Thursday, July 1, 1971 · 6:37 PM–6:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange focused on establishing a connection with a third party. No significant policy decisions or substantive developments occurred during this brief administrative interaction.
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 6:37 pm and 6:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-046 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 261-46 Date: July 1, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:37 pm and 6:45 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 6-87]
Also recorded on July 1, 1971
- 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.
- 006-088 6:45 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 6:45 pm to 6:46 pm.
- 261-047 6:45 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:45 pm to 6:46 pm.
- 006-089 6:46 PM · 1 min — Edward R. F. Cox and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 6:46 pm on July 1, 1971 and 4:08 pm on July 2, 1971.
- 261-048 6:46 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 6:46 pm and 7:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 261-046, 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/261-046 (accessed September 24, 2026).