Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 267 › Conversation 267-018

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on James D. Hodgson

Friday, July 30, 1971 · 4:37 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation267-018 onTape 267 (tape position 05:06:06–05:06:37)StartFriday, July 30, 1971 at 4:37 PMEndFriday, July 30, 1971 at 4:37 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 267-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a phone call to connect with Secretary of Labor James D. Hodgson. After requesting the operator place the call, the President waited briefly for the connection to be established. No further substantive discussion occurred during this brief administrative interaction.

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Secretary Hodge, please.

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 4:37 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 267-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 267-018
Page | 14
White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Date: July 30, 1971
Time: 4:37 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to James D. Hodgson

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.
  • 267-017 4:35 PM · 14 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.
  • 267-019 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 267-018, July 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/267-018 (accessed September 18, 2026).