Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 269 › Conversation 269-037

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Cancer research

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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation269-037 onTape 269 (tape position 06:23:19–06:28:07)StartTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 1:47 PMEndTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 3:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 269-037 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, fragmented meeting with an unidentified individual to discuss various personal and administrative matters. The conversation touched upon the ongoing national research initiatives concerning cancer and the general political challenges associated with candidate vetting and public relations. No definitive policy decisions were recorded during this exchange, which focused primarily on navigating administrative optics.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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6:24:58I don't know whether you've got the land or the weakness to do something.
6:25:02You know, it's the, uh, what's the question on cancer?
6:25:13You know, that's great.
6:25:16That's great.
6:25:16If I, uh, you know, reason with them, you know, is to kill people.
6:25:21It really starts to show, though, how, uh, how important it is.
6:25:27Candidates for the school that the peers are, because she's putting on a total cleanse.
6:25:41Real ugly.
6:25:43That's great.
6:25:44I'll let you look at that one.
6:25:52Good product.
6:25:53Because basically he started out as a nice man.
6:25:59You should get it.

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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-037 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 269-37

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

An unknown person talked with the President.

     Unknown person's schedule

Also recorded on August 3, 1971

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  • 269-028 1:47 PM · 37 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.
  • 269-030 1:47 PM · 1 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.
  • 269-031 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 · 10 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 269-037, 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/269-037 (accessed September 18, 2026).