Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 274 › Conversation 274-041

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Labor unions

Wednesday, September 8, 1971 · 3:08 PM–3:26 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation274-041 on Tape 274 (tape position 03:09:33–03:10:38)StartWednesday, September 8, 1971 at 3:08 PMEndWednesday, September 8, 1971 at 3:26 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 274-041 ↗

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Position in tape: 03:09:33 – 03:10:38

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On September 8, 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 3:08 pm and 3:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-041 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 274-41

Date: September 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:08 pm and 3:26 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     President’s schedule
          -Labor union meeting [?], September 10, 1971
          -Meeting with Takeo Fukuda [?]
                -Time

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I'm just between draft now.
Is there anything you've got about?
All set.
Finally, emergency takes place.
Friday morning, good.
  • 008-052 3:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:05 pm.
  • 008-053 3:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:06 pm to 3:08 pm.
  • 274-040 3:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:06 pm to 3:08 pm.
  • 008-054 3:08 PM · 41 sec — Raymond K. Price, Jr. and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 7:40 pm.
  • 008-055 3:08 PM · 2 min — Raymond K. Price, Jr., White House operator, and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 7:40 pm.
  • 008-056 3:08 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 7:40 pm.
  • 274-042 3:08 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:26 pm.
  • 274-043 3:08 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:26 pm.

Conversation 274-041, September 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/274-041 (accessed November 15, 2026).