Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 277 › Conversation 277-001
Nixon & Keyes on Television and Public Relations
Tuesday, September 14, 1971 · 8:56 PM–8:59 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 32 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and television producer Paul W. Keyes discuss the positive reception and media coverage of a recent television program. Keyes conveys to the President that ABC executives viewed the project as a significant success. The brief exchange focuses on gauging public and network sentiment regarding the broadcast.
- Television
- Public Relations
- Media Coverage
- ABC Network
- Presidential Image
Audio
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Position in tape: 00:00:31 – 00:01:50
part A, 0:45
NARA Description
On September 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:56 pm and 8:59 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 277-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 277-1 Date: September 14, 1971 Time: Unknown between 8:56 pm and 8:59 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Paul W. Keyes. [The recording begins at an unknown time while the conversation is in progress] [See Conversation No. 9-12]
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- 009-011 8:27 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 8:56 pm.
- 009-012 8:56 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 8:56 pm to 8:59 pm.
- 009-013 9:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 9:16 pm to 9:18 pm.
- 277-002 9:16 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:16 pm to 9:18 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 277-001, September 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/277-001 (accessed November 3, 2026).