Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 295 › Conversation 295-007

Nixon alone in his EOB office on Family relations and Employment opportunities

Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 3:00 PM–3:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, F. DonaldConversation295-007 on Tape 295 (tape position 00:05:47–00:11:37)StartTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 3:00 PMEndTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 3:09 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 295-007 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417185345 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met with his brother, F. Donald Nixon, to discuss personal matters, including family updates and upcoming travel arrangements. The two reviewed potential employment opportunities for associates in the Pacific Northwest and touched upon the President's scheduled appearance at a charity event for Bob Hope. The brief conversation also addressed logistical plans for future visits to California.

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NARA Description

On November 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and F. Donald Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 3:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 295-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 295-007

Date: November 16, 1971
Time: 3:00 pm - 3:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with F. Donald Nixon.

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Hello.
Thank you.
Hello.
How's everything going out there?
All right.
Right.
Good.
It may start up now.
It had to come down because our inflation purpose is going to be so effective.
It'll start moving up now.
Incidentally, I will probably come out on to that, you know, yeah, yeah, I was hoping to stay if you did, but I probably won't just come out to do it on Saturday and maybe come back some Monday, but I'm going to maybe come and see the Oklahoma game on the way out.
But that's good.
I talked to Eddie yesterday, too.
He seemed to be feeling all right.
Well, we've done it pretty much.
I think they've got something with the state of Oregon, something with Washington.
The foundation, of course, but whether it's, I think there's some state of Washington job they've had now, haven't they?
I think that's right.
We've got something.
Yeah.
If you want to stay in, that's a very tough labor market, you see.
They're just so over it, they have so much because of the airplanes being down.
And constantly, it's just hard money.
Right.
Yeah.
Fine.
You see.
Go ahead, California.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Fine, fine.
Julie's here this week.
She's a... She's a... A program out there.
Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
All he knows about it is John Whittaker.
He's a geologist.
I'm going to get to John Whittaker again.
I have to rely on him, you see, because he's the expert and he knows all about it.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
Sure, you could just... Sure.
Sure, that's fine.
Absolutely.
Sure.
No problem at all.
Well, if we can be there for more than a day or so, yes, I think so.
If we just have to come out and back.
In fact, we're pretty busy right now because of a lot of foreign stuff.
But...
But we'll be, but if we are, we'll see.
I'll give you a call when we're out there.
Yeah.
Oh, that's great.
Of course, I know, I know.
Oh, you must have, yeah.
That's great.
Yeah.
to have Bob Hope with me.
He's a great caterer.
That's why I'm going out, you know.
I really shouldn't go out to the day of things.
I haven't got that much time.
I'm not going for the icon until I've done enough of the items, but I've just got to do this for Hope.
He's the one charity that I'm going.
Right.
How do you like Australia?
in many countries in the world.
Oh, I'm sure you do.
Right.
But it's really an exciting country.
You're a young man to be a place to go in.
A lot of possibilities.
Well, I know they're out there like the Americans used to be.
Well, we'll see you at least next week at the whole thing and maybe another day or two.
Okay.
What was that, Roger?
All right, okay.
Where is your new place?
Laguna?
Yeah.
Right.
Let's do it.
I see a number coming up.
That's all.
Yeah.
Listen, let me, uh, I didn't get a chance.
I'll raise that with Pat tonight.
Frankly, I'm glad you reminded me of it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I think the only one that in our community really cares so much about that is Julie.
I'll see if she wants anything.
Yeah.
Okay.
Bye.

Also recorded on November 16, 1971

  • 014-138 3:00 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and F. Donald Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:00 pm to 3:09 pm.
  • 014-139 3:09 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:16 pm.
  • 295-008 3:09 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:16 pm.
  • 295-009 3:09 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:16 pm.
  • 295-010 3:09 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:16 pm.
  • 295-011 3:09 PM · 10 sec — 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 3:09 pm and 3:16 pm.
  • 014-140 3:16 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:16 pm to 3:27 pm.
  • 295-012 3:16 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:16 pm to 3:27 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 295-007, November 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185345). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/295-007 (accessed November 15, 2026).