Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 267 › Conversation 267-017

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on George P. Shultz

Friday, July 30, 1971 · 4:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation267-017 on Tape 267 (tape position 05:05:50–05:06:06)StartFriday, July 30, 1971 at 4:35 PMEndFriday, July 30, 1971 at 4:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 267-017 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417184079 ↗

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NARA Description

On July 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 267-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 267-017

Date: July 30, 1971
Time: 4:35 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The White House operator talked with the President.

     George P. Shultz's schedule

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Oh, I see.
No, no, don't let him know.

Also recorded on July 30, 1971

  • 267-014 4:17 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:17 pm to 4:19 pm.
  • 267-015 4:19 PM · 30 sec — 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 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 267-016 4:35 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:35 pm.
  • 267-018 4:37 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:37 pm.
  • 267-019 4:37 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. Hodgson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:37 pm to 4:45 pm.
  • 267-020 4:45 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:45 pm.
  • 267-021 4:46 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:46 pm.
  • 267-022 4:46 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, and Bart Starr met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:46 pm to 5:43 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 267-017, July 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417184079). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/267-017 (accessed November 2, 2026).