Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 277 › Conversation 277-029

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Wednesday, September 15, 1971 · 7:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 43 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation277-029 on Tape 277 (tape position 02:26:42–02:27:14)StartWednesday, September 15, 1971 at 7:23 PMEndWednesday, September 15, 1971 at 7:23 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 277-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange focused exclusively on establishing a telephonic connection to a secondary party. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief administrative interaction.

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Position in tape: 02:26:42 – 02:27:14

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NARA Description

On September 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 277-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 277-29

Date: September 15, 1971
Time: 7:23 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 9-31]

Also recorded on September 15, 1971

  • 277-026 5:22 PM · 11 min — 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 5:22 pm and 7:23 pm.
  • 277-027 5:22 PM · 48 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 5:22 pm and 7:23 pm.
  • 277-028 5:22 PM · 58 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 7:23 pm.
  • 009-031 7:11 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:11 pm and 7:23 pm.
  • 277-030 7:23 PM · 47 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 7:23 pm and 9:30 pm.
  • 277-031 7:23 PM · 18 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 7:23 pm and 9:30 pm.
  • 277-032 7:23 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:23 pm and 9:30 pm.
  • 009-032 7:32 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:32 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 277-029, September 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/277-029 (accessed September 27, 2026).