Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 271 › Conversation 271-011

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential Records

Wednesday, August 4, 1971 · 10:35 AM–10:59 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation271-011 on Tape 271 (tape position 04:44:20–04:52:37)StartWednesday, August 4, 1971 at 10:35 AMEndWednesday, August 4, 1971 at 10:59 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 271-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief meeting with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building. Due to the lack of available transcript data, the specific subject matter remains undocumented and cannot be determined. Consequently, no substantive policy decisions or action items were recorded for this exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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4:49:41Very exciting.

NARA Description

On August 4, 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 10:35 am and 10:59 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 271-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 271-11

Date: August 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:35 am and 10:59 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     Unknown matter

Also recorded on August 4, 1971

  • 271-004 10:10 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:10 am to 10:17 am.
  • 271-005 10:24 AM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:24 am to 10:25 am.
  • 271-006 10:25 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:25 am to 10:35 am.
  • 271-007 10:35 AM · 6 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 10:35 am and 10:59 am.
  • 271-008 10:35 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 10:59 am.
  • 271-010 10:35 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 10:59 am.
  • 554-001 11:38 AM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:38 am to 12:27 pm.
  • 554-002 12:27 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 1:43 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 271-011, August 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/271-011 (accessed October 13, 2026).