Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 302 › Conversation 302-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House logistics
Friday, October 29, 1971 · 1:31 PM–2:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss administrative matters concerning his schedule. The brief interaction focused on the logistics of the President's upcoming appointments and potential agenda items. No major policy decisions were recorded during this segment of the discussion.
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NARA Description
On October 29, 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 302-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 302-5
Date: October 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person.
The President's schedule
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 2:39 pm.Also recorded on October 29, 1971
- 302-002 1:31 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 302-003 1:31 PM · 9 sec — 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 302-004 1:31 PM · 32 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 302-006 1:31 PM · 11 sec — 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 302-007 1:31 PM · 18 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 302-008 1:31 PM · 4 sec — 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 302-009 1:31 PM · 13 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 302-010 1:31 PM · 32 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 302-005, October 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/302-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).