Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 281 › Conversation 281-060

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on William Rehnquist

Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 6:24 PM–6:36 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation281-060 on Tape 281 (tape position 04:52:16–04:52:38)StartThursday, October 21, 1971 at 6:24 PMEndThursday, October 21, 1971 at 6:36 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 281-060 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to discuss the professional background and legal qualifications of William Rehnquist. The conversation focused on evaluating Rehnquist's academic history, including his time at Stanford University, in relation to his nomination prospects. No formal decisions were reached, as the discussion functioned primarily as a review of biographical credentials.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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4:52:16Llywys Powell yw o Ffregilia, ond fel Gweithred Ffregilia arall, Llywys Powell yn cael ei gydnabod gan aelodau lleol drwy'r dynion fel dyn sy'n cynrychioli nid dim ond Ffregilia, ond y Sŵn.
4:52:27Mae'n gyntaf a'r fwyaf o Gymraeg.
4:52:29Mae William Rehnquist wedi bod yn fawr mewn pob ymddygiad ddysgol y mae wedi'i wneud.
4:52:36Mae wedi graddio ym Mhrifysgol Stamford 5 ac ym Mhrifysgol.

NARA Description

On October 21, 1971, 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 6:24 pm and 6:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-060 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 281-60

Date: October 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:24 pm and 6:36 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 12-54]

Also recorded on October 21, 1971

  • 012-053 6:08 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:08 pm to 6:24 pm.
  • 281-058 6:08 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:08 pm to 6:24 pm.
  • 012-054 6:24 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 281-059 6:24 PM · 10 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 6:24 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 012-055 6:36 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 6:36 pm to 6:37 pm.
  • 281-061 6:36 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:36 pm to 6:37 pm.
  • 281-062 6:37 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:37 pm and 6:44 pm.
  • 012-056 6:44 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 6:44 pm to 6:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 281-060, 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/281-060 (accessed September 28, 2026).