Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 310 › Conversation 310-011

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator

Saturday, December 18, 1971 · 3:09 PM–3:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation310-011 onTape 310 (tape position 00:16:50–00:17:22)StartSaturday, December 18, 1971 at 3:09 PMEndSaturday, December 18, 1971 at 3:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 310-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a personal phone call. The brief interaction served as a logistical request to connect the President with Muriel L. Hartley. No further substantive policy or political discussions were recorded during this exchange.

Audio

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NARA Description

On December 18, 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 3:09 pm and 3:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 310-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 310-11

Date: December 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:09 pm and 3:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 16-115]

     Request for a call to Muriel L. Hartley

Also recorded on December 18, 1971

  • 016-113 2:45 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:45 pm.
  • 310-009 2:45 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:45 pm.
  • 016-114 3:05 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 3:05 pm to 3:09 pm.
  • 310-010 3:05 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:05 pm to 3:09 pm.
  • 016-115 3:09 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:35 pm.
  • 016-116 3:35 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Muriel L. Hartley talked on the telephone from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm.
  • 310-012 3:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Muriel L. Hartley met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm.
  • 016-117 3:36 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 5:26 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 310-011, December 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/310-011 (accessed September 18, 2026).