Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-084

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Telephone logistics

Sunday, September 19, 1971 · 6:56 PM–6:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation009-084 on Tape 9 (tape position 02:19:15–02:19:25)StartSunday, September 19, 1971 at 6:56 PMEndSunday, September 19, 1971 at 6:58 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 009-084 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a request through the White House operator to place calls to three specific individuals. The conversation served primarily as a brief administrative interaction to facilitate outgoing communications. The operator confirmed the request and proceeded to attempt the connections on the President's behalf.

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Operator, I had three of our cars.
You can try them now.

NARA Description

On September 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:56 pm and 6:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-084 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 9-84

Date: September 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:56 pm and 6:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

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Also recorded on September 19, 1971

  • 009-071 9:32 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:32 pm and 9:59 pm.
  • 009-082 6:40 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:40 pm and 6:54 pm.
  • 009-083 6:54 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 6:54 pm to 6:56 pm.
  • 009-085 6:58 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward W. Brooke talked on the telephone from 6:58 pm to 7:00 pm.
  • 009-086 7:02 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William W. Keeler talked on the telephone from 7:02 pm to 7:07 pm.
  • 009-087 7:07 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 9:55 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 009-084, September 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-084 (accessed September 28, 2026).