Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 269 › Conversation 269-022

Nixon & Kissinger on Tax Reform and Economic Policy

Tuesday, August 3, 1971 · 12:00 PM–12:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation269-022 onTape 269 (tape position 03:45:37–03:46:04)StartTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 12:00 PMEndTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 12:05 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 269-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to discuss strategies regarding business-side tax reform initiatives. The President directed Kissinger to formalize his input on the matter through a written letter to help influence administration thinking. They also briefly exchanged pleasantries regarding a personal contact, Mrs. Crosby, before concluding the brief discussion.

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3:45:37You say, the president was asking for tax reform on the business side.
3:45:39If you've got any thoughts on this, would you get it in to me?
3:45:44Write me a letter.
3:45:45Would you do that?
3:45:49That'll get them thinking.
3:45:51It'll also be tempting.
3:45:52Okay.
3:45:53Thank you very much.
3:45:55I was very proud of Mrs. Crosby.
3:45:56She was not.
3:45:56I gave her your regard.
3:45:58She's a very, very good idea.
3:45:59Okay.
3:46:05You know, I always doubt the amount, you know, no matter how much of my food I've got at that time.

NARA Description

On August 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 12:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 269-22

Date: August 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:00 pm and 12:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

     Kissinger's schedule

          -Meeting with the President

Also recorded on August 3, 1971

  • 269-018 10:19 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:19 am to 10:32 am.
  • 269-019 10:32 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 10:34 am.
  • 269-020 10:32 AM · 1 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 10:32 am and 10:34 am.
  • 269-021 10:34 AM · 1 hr 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Henry A. Kissinger, John D. Ehrlichman, Andrey Pontier, Benjamin F. Biaggini, and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:34 am to 12:00 pm.
  • 269-023 12:00 PM · 2 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 12:00 pm and 12:05 pm.
  • 269-024 12:00 PM · 24 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 12:00 pm and 12:05 pm.
  • 269-025 12:05 PM · 1 hr 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, I[lorwith] W. Abel, White House operator, Clark MacGregor, John D. Ehrlichman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:05 pm to 1:40 pm.
  • 269-026 1:40 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 269-022, 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/269-022 (accessed September 18, 2026).