Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 280 › Conversation 280-026
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential meetings
Thursday, September 23, 1971 · 4:13 PM–4:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a private meeting with an unidentified individual in his Old Executive Office Building office. Due to the lack of an available transcript or administrative record, the specific topics of discussion, intended objectives, and potential outcomes remain undocumented. The interaction concluded within a twenty-seven-minute window, leaving no evidence of official policy shifts or administrative decisions.
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NARA Description
On September 23, 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 4:13 pm and 4:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 280-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 280-26
Date: September 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:13 pm and 4:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person.
Position of item
The President and the unknown person left at an unknown time before 4:40 pm.Also recorded on September 23, 1971
- 280-019 2:42 PM · 13 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 2:42 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 280-021 3:30 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:30 pm to 3:31 pm.
- 280-022 3:31 PM · 6 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 3:31 pm and 4:09 pm.
- 280-023 3:31 PM · 7 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 3:31 pm and 4:09 pm.
- 280-024 3:31 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:31 pm to 4:09 pm.
- 009-142 4:09 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:09 pm to 4:13 pm.
- 280-025 4:09 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:09 pm to 4:13 pm.
- 280-027 4:40 PM · 19 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:40 pm and 4:54 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 280-026, September 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/280-026 (accessed October 12, 2026).