Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 295 › Conversation 295-009
Nixon alone in his EOB office on bilge water filtration
Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 3:09 PM–3:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 36 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon recorded a brief memorandum for the file regarding a prior discussion with his brother, F. Donald Nixon. The conversation primarily addressed the development of a filtration system for bilge water, a project involving Edward C. Nixon. This recording serves as an official administrative note to document the status or details of the brothers' earlier consultation.
- F. Donald Nixon
- Edward C. Nixon
- bilge water filtration
- administrative record
- family matters
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NARA Description
On November 16, 1971, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 295-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 295-009
Date: November 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:09 pm and 3:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/21/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[295-009-w001]
[Duration: 36s]
The President's previous conversation with F. Donald Nixon
-Filtering system for bilge water
-Edward C. Nixon
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
*****************************************************************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.
- 295-007 3:00 PM · 6 min — 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.
- 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.
- 295-010 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 295-009, November 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/295-009 (accessed October 1, 2026).