Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 270 › Conversation 270-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Caspar Weinberger

Tuesday, August 3, 1971 · 3:55 PM–4:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation270-005 onTape 270 (tape position 00:18:23–00:18:37)StartTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 3:55 PMEndTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 4:09 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 270-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Caspar Weinberger. This interaction served purely as an administrative step to connect the President with a key member of the Office of Management and Budget. No further policy discussions or substantive developments were recorded during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On August 3, 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 3:55 pm and 4:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 270-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 270-5

Date: August 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:55 pm and 4:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger

Also recorded on August 3, 1971

  • 270-002 3:40 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:40 pm to 3:43 pm.
  • 270-003 3:50 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:50 pm to 3:55 pm.
  • 270-004 3:55 PM · 29 sec — 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 3:55 pm and 4:09 pm.
  • 270-006 4:09 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:09 pm to 4:10 pm.
  • 270-007 4:11 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:11 pm to 4:12 pm.
  • 270-008 4:12 PM · 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 4:12 pm and 4:50 pm.
  • 270-009 4:50 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:50 pm to 4:56 pm.
  • 270-010 4:56 PM · 2 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 4:56 pm and 5:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 270-005, 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/270-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).