Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 277 › Conversation 277-021
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Executive Office…
Wednesday, September 15, 1971 · 4:38 PM–4:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate scheduling matters. While the lack of a transcript obscures the specific nature of the appointment or logistical requirements, the discussion centered on arranging the President's upcoming agenda. This brief interaction serves as a record of administrative time management within the executive office.
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NARA Description
On September 15, 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 4:38 pm and 4:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 277-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 277-21
Date: September 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:38 pm and 4:44 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
Request for unknown person
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Also recorded on September 15, 1971
- 009-027 4:15 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 4:15 pm to 4:38 pm.
- 277-020 4:15 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:15 pm to 4:38 pm.
- 009-028 4:38 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:38 pm and 4:44 pm.
- 277-022 4:38 PM · 23 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 4:38 pm and 4:44 pm.
- 009-029 4:44 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:44 pm to 4:48 pm.
- 277-023 4:44 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:44 pm to 4:48 pm.
- 277-024 4:48 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Toni Sidley met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:48 pm and 5:15 pm.
- 009-030 5:15 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:15 pm to 5:22 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 277-021, September 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/277-021 (accessed November 1, 2026).