Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 303 › Conversation 303-012
Nixon White House recording on Office operations and Unidentified personnel
Tuesday, October 26, 1971 · 6:10 PM–11:59 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 52 sec
AI Summary
This brief recording captures a cryptic exchange between unidentified participants regarding the movement of furniture and a firearm within the Executive Office Building. The dialogue focuses on the logistical challenge of maneuvering a chair and the question of whether to transport a gun. No significant political decisions or administrative actions were documented during this short interaction.
- Logistics
- Office operations
- Unidentified personnel
- Firearms
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NARA Description
On October 26, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 11:59 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 303-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 303-012
Date: October 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:10 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
Unknown people met.
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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/20/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical]
[303-012-w001]
[Duration: 51s]
Chair
Whistling
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The unknown people left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.Also recorded on October 26, 1971
- 303-007 1:51 PM · 2 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 1:51 pm and 2:49 pm.
- 303-008 1:51 PM · 1 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 1:51 pm and 2:49 pm.
- 303-009 2:49 PM · 2 hr 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:49 pm to 5:55 pm.
- 303-010 5:55 PM · 3 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 5:55 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 303-011 5:55 PM · 5 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 5:55 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 013-015 6:36 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 7:50 pm.
- 013-016 7:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:50 pm to 7:52 pm.
- 013-017 7:52 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:52 pm and 8:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 303-012, October 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/303-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).