Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 302 › Conversation 302-019

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Melvin R. Laird

Monday, November 1, 1971 · 1:46 PM–2:29 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation302-019 on Tape 302 (tape position 02:32:30–02:32:46)StartMonday, November 1, 1971 at 1:46 PMEndMonday, November 1, 1971 at 2:29 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 302-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual to discuss scheduling matters concerning Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird. The conversation focused on coordinating the President's upcoming agenda in relation to Laird's availability. No major policy decisions were reached beyond the logistical management of the executive calendar.

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NARA Description

On November 1, 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 1:46 pm and 2:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 302-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 302-19

Date: November 1, 1971
Time: Unknown time between 1:46 pm and 2:29 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     The President's schedule
          -Melvin R. Laird

Also recorded on November 1, 1971

  • 013-053 1:46 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 2:29 pm.
  • 302-020 1:46 PM · 15 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 1:46 pm and 2:29 pm.
  • 302-021 1:46 PM · 2 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 1:46 pm and 2:29 pm.
  • 302-022 1:46 PM · 2 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 1:46 pm and 2:29 pm.
  • 302-023 1:46 PM · 10 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 1:46 pm and 2:29 pm.
  • 302-024 1:46 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 2:29 pm.
  • 302-025 1:46 PM · 23 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 1:46 pm and 2:29 pm.
  • 302-026 1:46 PM · 7 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 1:46 pm and 2:29 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 302-019, November 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/302-019 (accessed September 30, 2026).