Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 284 › Conversation 284-019

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 8:00 PM–8:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation284-019 on Tape 284 (tape position 02:03:13–02:10:59)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 8:00 PMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 8:39 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 284-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call. The exchange was strictly logistical, serving only to facilitate the connection of a pending message or communication. No policy matters or substantive discussions were addressed during this brief administrative interaction.

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Position in tape: 02:03:13 – 02:10:59

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Rwy'n cael ymateb i Niall Yates, os gwelwch.
Helo?
Diolch yn fawr

NARA Description

On October 6, 1971, 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 8:00 pm and 8:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 284-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 284-19

Date: October 6, 1971
Time: Unknown time between 8:00 pm and 8:39 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 10-103]

Also recorded on October 7, 1971

  • 010-102 8:00 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:00 pm.
  • 010-103 8:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:00 pm and 8:39 pm.
  • 284-018 8:00 PM · 2 min — 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 8:00 pm and 8:39 pm.
  • 284-020 8:00 PM · 7 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 8:00 pm and 8:39 pm.
  • 010-104 8:39 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 8:39 pm to 8:40 pm.
  • 284-021 8:39 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:39 pm to 8:40 pm.
  • 284-022 8:40 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William L. Safire, and Nellie L. Yates met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:40 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 010-105 8:54 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Nellie L. Yates talked on the telephone from 8:54 pm to 8:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 284-019, October 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/284-019 (accessed October 11, 2026).