Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 281 › Conversation 281-030

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Supreme Court

Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 12:40 PM–1:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation281-030 on Tape 281 (tape position 02:21:04–02:21:37)StartThursday, October 21, 1971 at 12:40 PMEndThursday, October 21, 1971 at 1:17 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 281-030 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with Richard A. Moore regarding the drafting of a presidential address intended to announce his selections for the Supreme Court. The discussion focused on establishing a firm deadline for the completion of the speech. No significant policy decisions were reached, as the conversation served primarily to coordinate administrative preparations for the forthcoming announcement.

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2:20:57Mae'n rhaid i mi wneud hynny.
2:21:03Mae'n rhaid i mi wneud hynny.
2:21:05Mae'n rhaid i mi wneud hynny.
2:21:08Mae'n rhaid i mi wneud hynny.
2:21:26Mae'n dda iawn, ond dwi ddim eisiau ei fod yn unigol.
2:21:38Felly byddwch chi ddim yn gwneud hynny.
2:21:40Felly byddwch chi ddim yn gwneud hynny.

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 12:40 pm and 1:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 281-30

Date: October 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:40 pm and 1:17 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     Richard A. Moore

     Deadline for completion of speech announcing Supreme Court appointees

Also recorded on October 21, 1971

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  • 281-027 12:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:36 pm to 12:38 pm.
  • 281-028 12:38 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 12:39 pm.
  • 012-038 12:39 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 12:39 pm to 12:40 pm.
  • 281-029 12:39 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:39 pm to 12:40 pm.
  • 281-031 12:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 1:17 pm.
  • 281-032 12:40 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 1:17 pm.
  • 281-033 12:40 PM · 46 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 12:40 pm and 1:17 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 281-030, 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/281-030 (accessed October 12, 2026).