Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 268 › Conversation 268-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House logistics
Monday, August 2, 1971 · 2:05 PM–2:53 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building. The interaction was limited to a brief exchange regarding a request for refreshments. No substantive policy discussions or administrative actions were recorded during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On August 2, 1971, 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 2:05 pm and 2:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 268-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 268-001 Date: August 2, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:05 pm and 2:53 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with an unknown person. ********************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/19/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [268-001-w001] [Duration: 10s] Request -Refreshments ********************************************************************** The unknown person left at an unknown time before 2:53 pm. Page | 1 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Also recorded on August 2, 1971
- 007-055 1:19 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:19 pm.
- 007-056 1:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:19 pm.
- 007-057 1:19 PM · 8 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm.
- 007-058 1:19 PM · 28 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm.
- 007-059 1:19 PM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm.
- 268-002 2:05 PM · 5 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 2:05 pm and 2:53 pm.
- 268-003 2:05 PM · 4 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 2:05 pm and 2:53 pm.
- 553-007 2:05 PM · 29 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 2:05 pm on August 2, 1971 and 11:36 am on August 4, 1971.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 268-001, August 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/268-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).