Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 269 › Conversation 269-006

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Henry A. Kissinger

Monday, August 2, 1971 · 10:02 PM–10:46 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation269-006 on Tape 269 (tape position 01:24:36–01:24:55)StartMonday, August 2, 1971 at 10:02 PMEndMonday, August 2, 1971 at 10:46 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 269-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon utilized the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. The interaction served as a logistical bridge to facilitate a direct line of communication between the President and his advisor during a late-evening window. No further substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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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 an unknown time between 10:02 pm and 10:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 269-6

Date: August 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:02 pm and 10:46 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Henry A. Kissinger

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.
  • 269-004 9:55 PM · 47 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 269-007 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 269-006, 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/269-006 (accessed October 23, 2026).