Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 285 › Conversation 285-028

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Informal meeting

Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 1:25 PM–2:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation285-028 on Tape 285 (tape position 03:16:09–03:19:12)StartThursday, October 7, 1971 at 1:25 PMEndThursday, October 7, 1971 at 2:43 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 285-028 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with an unidentified individual in his Old Executive Office Building workspace. The interaction lasted only eight seconds and involved limited, non-substantive dialogue in Italian regarding a potential invitation or request. No significant policy discussions, administrative decisions, or political developments were recorded during this brief encounter.

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Ah, sì.
Ci prendiamo?

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 1:25 pm and 2:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 285-028 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 285-028

Date: October 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:25 pm and 2:43 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown person.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/22/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[285-028-w001]

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

[Duration: 8s]

     Request [?]

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Unknown person left at an unknown time before 2:43 pm.
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  • 285-029 1:25 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:43 pm.
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Conversation 285-028, 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/285-028 (accessed October 6, 2026).