Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 283 › Conversation 283-040
Nixon & Safire on Economic policy and Public relations
Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 2:09 PM–2:12 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and speechwriter William Safire consult on the framing of an administration economic initiative, specifically focusing on the messaging for a public jobs program. The brief discussion centers on clarifying the program's narrative for media dissemination and ensuring consistent communication regarding its implementation. The pair concludes by briefly addressing the logistics of recovering a misplaced item.
- Economic policy
- Public relations
- Messaging strategy
- Employment programs
- Administration logistics
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NARA Description
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:09 pm to 2:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-040 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 283-040
Date: October 6, 1971
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Time: 2:09 pm - 2:12 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with William L. Safire.
[See Conversation No. 10-84]Also recorded on October 6, 1971
- 010-083 2:09 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:09 pm.
- 010-084 2:09 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 2:09 pm to 2:12 pm.
- 283-041 2:12 PM · 14 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 2:12 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 283-042 2:12 PM · 20 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 2:12 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 010-085 2:50 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:50 pm.
- 010-086 2:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 2:50 pm to 2:52 pm.
- 283-043 2:50 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:50 pm.
- 283-044 2:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 2:52 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 283-040, October 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/283-040 (accessed October 8, 2026).