Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 276 › Conversation 276-003
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential logistics
Friday, September 10, 1971 · 2:05 PM–3:03 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with an unidentified individual in his Old Executive Office Building suite. The dialogue was limited to a routine request for refreshments. No substantive policy matters or official developments occurred during the interaction.
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NARA Description
On September 10, 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 2:05 pm and 3:03 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 276-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 276-3
Date: September 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:05 pm and 3:03 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/03/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[276-003-w001]
[Duration: 7s]
Request
-Coffee
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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:03 pm.
Conv. No. 276-18/278-33 (cont.)Also recorded on September 10, 1971
- 569-008 12:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:39 pm.
- 569-010 12:39 PM · 52 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:58 pm.
- 569-011 12:58 PM · 1 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), United States Secret Service agents, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:58 pm to 2:05 pm.
- 008-083 2:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 276-001 2:05 PM · 2 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 2:05 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 276-002 2:05 PM · 12 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 2:05 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 569-012 2:05 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 276-004 3:03 PM · 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:03 pm to 3:51 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 276-003, September 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/276-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).