Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 284 › Conversation 284-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Busing
Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 3:15 PM–3:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and an unknown aide discuss scheduling logistics for upcoming meetings, specifically reviewing appointments with John Ehrlichman and John Mitchell regarding the administration's stance on busing. The conversation also briefly addresses potential meetings with Robert Dole, William Safire, and George Shultz. During the discussion, the participants are distracted by a televised baseball game, which occupies the majority of the audio recording.
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Position in tape: 00:05:39 – 00:12:33
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NARA Description
On October 6, 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 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 284-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 284-4
Date: October 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
The President's schedule
-October 8, 1971
-John D. Ehrlichman
-John N. Mitchell
-Busing
-Robert J. Dole
-William L. Safire
-George P. ShultzAlso recorded on October 6, 1971
- 010-091 3:12 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:12 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 284-002 3:12 PM · 1 min — 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 3:12 pm and 3:14 pm.
- 010-092 3:14 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 284-003 3:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:14 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 284-005 3:15 PM · 13 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 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.
- 284-006 3:15 PM · 4 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 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.
- 284-007 3:15 PM · 1 min — 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 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.
- 284-008 3:15 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 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 284-004, 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/284-004 (accessed October 23, 2026).