Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 274 › Conversation 274-016

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on William Safire

Monday, August 16, 1971 · 3:40 PM–3:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation274-016 on Tape 274 (tape position 00:24:55–00:25:37)StartMonday, August 16, 1971 at 3:40 PMEndMonday, August 16, 1971 at 3:47 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 274-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual to coordinate his upcoming schedule, specifically regarding a planned golf outing and an address to the Knights of Columbus. The President discussed the status of his speech draft, which was being prepared by William Safire, and requested clarity on the timing for the event. Additionally, they briefly touched upon the current performance of the stock market.

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25:32You've got to refer to your boss.

NARA Description

On August 16, 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 3:40 pm and 3:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 274-16

Date: August 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:40 pm and 3:47 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     The President's schedule
          -Golf
          -[Knights of Columbus] speech
                -Draft
                      -William L. Safire
                -Time

     Stock Market
          -Figure

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274-018 3:40 PM · 7 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 3:40 pm and 3:47 pm.
274-019 3:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:47 pm to 3:48 pm.
274-020 3:48 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:48 pm to 3:49 pm.
274-021 3:49 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:49 pm.
274-022 3:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:50 pm to 3:51 pm.
274-023 3:52 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:52 pm to 3:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 274-016, August 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/274-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).