Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 275 › Conversation 275-020

Nixon & Albertazzie on Air Force One and flight planning

Tuesday, September 7, 1971 · 5:11 PM–5:12 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Albertazzie, Ralph D.Conversation275-020 on Tape 275 (tape position 01:50:42–01:51:02)StartTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 5:11 PMEndTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 5:12 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 275-020 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417184175 ↗

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On September 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph D. Albertazzie met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:11 pm to 5:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 275-020 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 275-020

Date: September 7, 1971
Time: 5:11 pm - 5:12 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Col. Ralph D. Albertazzie.

[See Conversation No. 008-034]

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Yeah.

Hello.

Say, what is the flight time to Anchorage if you came from Washington?

And, uh, what?

Anchorage.

Also recorded on September 7, 1971

008-032 5:09 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:09 pm.
008-033 5:09 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:09 pm.
275-018 5:09 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:09 pm.
275-019 5:09 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 5:09 pm and 5:11 pm.
008-034 5:11 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph D. Albertazzie talked on the telephone from 5:11 pm to 5:12 pm.
008-035 5:12 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:12 pm.
275-021 5:12 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:12 pm.
008-036 5:13 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:13 pm to 5:20 pm.

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Nixon & Bull on Air Force One and Diplomatic credentials June 13, 1973 · 5 min

Cite this conversation

Conversation 275-020, September 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417184175). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/275-020 (accessed November 3, 2026).