Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 269 › Conversation 269-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on John D. Ehrlichman

Monday, August 2, 1971 · 9:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 47 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation269-004 on Tape 269 (tape position 00:42:00–00:42:43)StartMonday, August 2, 1971 at 9:55 PMEndMonday, August 2, 1971 at 9:55 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 269-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon requested that the White House operator connect him with John D. Ehrlichman. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to initiate a direct conversation between the President and his Assistant for Domestic Affairs. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this administrative bridge.

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Position in tape: 00:42:00 – 00:42:43

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I want all of you to do is let me take a look.
Okay.
Okay, please.

NARA Description

On August 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 269-4

Date: August 2, 1971
Time: 9:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to John D. Ehrlichman

Also recorded on August 3, 1971

  • 269-002 9:50 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:50 pm and 9:51 pm.
  • 269-003 9:51 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:51 pm to 9:55 pm.
  • 269-005 9:56 PM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:56 pm to 10:02 pm.
  • 269-006 10:02 PM · 18 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 10:02 pm and 10:46 pm.
  • 269-007 10:02 PM · 4 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 10:02 pm and 10:46 pm.
  • 269-009 9:48 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 9:53 am.
  • 269-010 9:48 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 9:53 am.
  • 269-011 9:48 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 9:53 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 269-004, August 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/269-004 (accessed October 23, 2026).