Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 278 › Conversation 278-044
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Executive office…
Thursday, September 16, 1971 · 9:20 AM–10:33 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building to review his upcoming schedule. Due to the lack of audio content in the recording, no specific policy discussions or executive decisions were captured. The brief interaction concluded when the participant departed the office.
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NARA Description
On September 16, 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 9:20 am and 10:33 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-044 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 278-44
Date: September 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:20 am and 10:33 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person.
President’s schedule
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 10:33 am.Also recorded on September 16, 1971
- 009-034 9:20 AM · 56 sec — Stephen B. Bull, the White House operator, and unknown person(s) [George P. Shultz's secretary] talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:33 am.
- 009-035 9:20 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:33 am.
- 278-040 9:20 AM · 8 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 9:20 am and 10:33 am.
- 278-041 9:20 AM · 23 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 9:20 am and 10:33 am.
- 278-042 9:20 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:33 am.
- 278-043 9:20 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:33 am.
- 278-045 9:20 AM · 2 min — 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 9:20 am and 10:33 am.
- 278-046 9:20 AM · 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 9:20 am and 10:33 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 278-044, September 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/278-044 (accessed October 12, 2026).