Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 281 › Conversation 281-003
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative…
Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 8:30 AM–9:33 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal discussion with an unidentified individual regarding administrative or procedural concerns. The dialogue focused on the timing and status of specific notifications or scheduled updates. The conversation concluded without any clear policy decisions or significant developments documented in the transcript.
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Position in tape: 00:11:42 – 00:14:06
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NARA Description
On October 21, 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 8:30 am and 9:33 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 281-3
Date: October 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:30 am and 9:33 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
[Unintelligible]Also recorded on October 21, 1971
- 281-001 8:20 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:20 am to 8:30 am.
- 281-002 8:30 AM · 34 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 8:30 am and 9:33 am.
- 281-004 8:30 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 9:33 am.
- 281-005 8:30 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 9:33 am.
- 281-006 8:30 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 9:33 am.
- 012-027 9:33 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:33 am.
- 012-028 9:33 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 9:33 am to 9:39 am.
- 281-007 9:33 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:33 am to 9:39 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 281-003, October 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/281-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).