Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 274 › Conversation 274-048
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative…
Monday, August 16, 1971 · 2:43 PM–2:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building. The recording captures only the auditory signal of a knock at the door, suggesting a routine, non-substantive interaction. No policy discussions or significant administrative actions occurred during this one-minute encounter.
- Presidential scheduling
- White House operations
- Administrative interaction
Audio
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 00:09:21 into the tape and ends around 00:09:29.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 from 2:43 pm to 2:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-048 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 274-48
Date: August 16, 1971
Time: 2:43 pm - 2:44 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person.
Response to knock on door
The unknown person left at 2:44 pm.Also recorded on August 16, 1971
- 274-005 2:40 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 2:43 pm.
- 274-006 2:43 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:43 pm.
- 274-007 2:44 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:44 pm to 2:49 pm.
- 274-008 2:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:49 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 274-009 2:49 PM · 15 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 2:49 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 274-010 2:54 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:54 pm to 2:58 pm.
- 274-011 2:59 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:59 pm to 3:01 pm.
- 274-012 3:01 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 274-048, 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/274-048 (accessed October 12, 2026).