Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 273 › Conversation 273-028
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on H.R. Haldeman
Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 5:10 PM–5:26 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon held an brief, obscure discussion with an unidentified individual, the content of which remains largely unintelligible due to significant recording defects and the use of non-English language in the transcript. The President explicitly requested that H.R. "Bob" Haldeman be contacted to join or address the matter. Given the lack of substantive information, no clear policy decisions or administrative actions can be verified from this exchange.
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Position in tape: 03:51:44 – 03:53:37
part B, 1:51:53
NARA Description
On August 15, 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 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 273-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 273-28
Date: August 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
Requested H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman call himTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 273-027 5:10 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
- 273-029 5:10 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
- 273-030 5:10 PM · 2 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 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
- 273-031 5:10 PM · 4 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 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
- 273-032 5:26 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:26 pm to 5:28 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 273-028, August 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/273-028 (accessed November 2, 2026).