Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 274 › Conversation 274-021

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on John Prescott

Monday, August 16, 1971 · 3:49 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation274-021 onTape 274 (tape position 00:28:28–00:28:41)StartMonday, August 16, 1971 at 3:49 PMEndMonday, August 16, 1971 at 3:49 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 274-021 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon speaks with the White House operator to discuss current public sentiment regarding John Prescott and Tippett. The President expresses his awareness that these individuals are a prominent topic of conversation in both Washington and New York. No further policy action is taken beyond this informal exchange regarding public discourse.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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28:36Yeah, yes.
28:39Hello.
28:39I just wanted you to know that everybody in Washington, New York is talking about John Prescott and Tippett.

NARA Description

On August 16, 1971, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 274-21

Date: August 16, 1971
Time: 3:49 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on August 16, 1971

  • 274-016 3:40 PM · 42 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 3:40 pm and 3:47 pm.
  • 274-017 3:40 PM · 42 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 3:40 pm and 3:47 pm.
  • 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.
  • 274-022 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.
  • 274-024 3:53 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Peter M. Flanigan, Dwight L. Chapin, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:53 pm to 4:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 274-021, 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/274-021 (accessed September 18, 2026).