Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 281 › Conversation 281-033

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Richard A. Moore

Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 12:40 PM–1:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 46 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation281-033 on Tape 281 (tape position 02:25:03–02:25:46)StartThursday, October 21, 1971 at 12:40 PMEndThursday, October 21, 1971 at 1:17 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 281-033 ↗

President Nixon met with an unknown individual in the Old Executive Office Building to review the President’s daily schedule. The discussion specifically focused on the activities and agenda involving Richard A. Moore. The session concluded when the visitor departed shortly after the meeting began.

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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 281-033 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 281-33

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

The President met with an unknown person.

     The President's schedule
          -Richard A. Moore

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 1:17 pm.
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  • 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.
  • 281-030 12:40 PM · 33 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.
  • 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.

Conversation 281-033, 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/281-033 (accessed October 12, 2026).