Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 269 › Conversation 269-030

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Information management

Tuesday, August 3, 1971 · 1:47 PM–3:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 43 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation269-030 on Tape 269 (tape position 05:39:10–05:40:18)StartTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 1:47 PMEndTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 3:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 269-030 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to discuss the summary and categorization of certain materials or information. The participants deliberated on the appropriate scope and detail level required for these documents. The discussion concluded with an agreement to refine the presentation of the subject matter into a concise format.

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Position in tape: 05:39:10 – 05:40:18

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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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-030 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 269-30

Date: August 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown person.

[Unintelligible]

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:40 pm.

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Okay, you know, I'm, uh...
Pretty wild beast.
Yeah.
  • 269-027 1:47 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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-028 1:47 PM · 39 sec — 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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-029 1:47 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-031 1:47 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-032 1:47 PM · 8 min — 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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-033 1:47 PM · 3 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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-034 1:47 PM · 5 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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-035 1:47 PM · 1 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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.

Conversation 269-030, 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/269-030 (accessed November 2, 2026).