Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 285 › Conversation 285-007
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House logistics
Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 8:30 AM–8:50 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 24 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with an unidentified staff member regarding adjustments to his morning schedule. The brief discussion focused on clarifying the timing of a scheduled engagement, specifically ensuring it was set before 9:00 a.m. The interaction concluded with an agreement on the logistical arrangement of the President's upcoming appointments.
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NARA Description
On October 7, 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 8:30 am and 8:50 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 285-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 285-007 Date: October 7, 1971 Time: Unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:50 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with unknown person. The President's schedule
Also recorded on October 7, 1971
- 285-006 8:30 AM · 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 8:30 am and 8:50 am.
- 285-008 8:50 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:50 am to 9:10 am.
- 010-110 9:22 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:22 am.
- 010-111 9:22 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:22 am and 10:24 am.
- 010-112 9:22 AM · 1 min — the White House operator, William L. Safire, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:22 am and 10:24 am.
- 285-009 9:22 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:22 am.
- 285-010 9:22 AM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, William L. Safire, White House operator, John B. Connally, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:22 am and 10:24 am.
- 010-113 10:24 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:24 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 285-007, October 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/285-007 (accessed October 6, 2026).