Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 269 › Conversation 269-016
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Law Enforcement
Tuesday, August 3, 1971 · 10:02 AM–10:19 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to discuss a matter involving local law enforcement. Due to the unintelligible nature of the audio, the specific motive for contacting the police remains unclear. The conversation concluded abruptly when the visitor departed the office shortly thereafter.
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Position in tape: 01:55:22 – 02:00:41
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NARA Description
On August 3, 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 10:02 am and 10:19 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 269-16
Date: August 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:02 am and 10:19 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown man.
[Unintelligible]
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:19 am.Also recorded on August 3, 1971
- 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.
- 269-012 9:53 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Willie J. Usery, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:53 am to 9:56 am.
- 269-013 9:57 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. Hodgson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:57 am to 9:58 am.
- 269-014 9:59 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Curtis Counts met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:59 am to 10:02 am.
- 269-015 10:02 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:19 am.
- 269-017 10:02 AM · 3 min — 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 am and 10:19 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 269-016, 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/269-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).