Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 296 › Conversation 296-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office

Sunday, November 14, 1971 · 1:14 PM–1:18 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation296-001 on Tape 296 (tape position 00:00:29–00:02:00)StartSunday, November 14, 1971 at 1:14 PMEndSunday, November 14, 1971 at 1:18 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 296-001 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417185301 ↗

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NARA Description

On November 14, 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 1:14 pm and 1:18 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 296-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 296-1

Date: November 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:14 pm and 1:18 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 14-86]

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Come on, boys.

Also recorded on November 14, 1971

  • 014-086 1:14 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:18 pm.
  • 296-002 1:14 PM · 41 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 1:14 pm and 1:18 pm.
  • 014-087 1:18 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 1:18 pm to 1:19 pm.
  • 296-003 1:18 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:18 pm to 1:19 pm.
  • 296-004 1:19 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
  • 296-005 1:19 PM · 8 sec — 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
  • 296-006 1:19 PM · 43 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
  • 296-007 1:19 PM · 9 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 296-001, November 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185301). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/296-001 (accessed November 4, 2026).