Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 576 › Conversation 576-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Charles Wiggins
Saturday, September 18, 1971 · 10:00 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
An 11-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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NARA Description
On September 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:00 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 576-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 576-004 Date: September 18, 1971 Time: 10:00 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 009-073]
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Also recorded on September 18, 1971
- 576-001 9:57 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:57 am to 9:59 am.
- 009-072 9:59 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:59 am to 10:00 am.
- 576-002 9:59 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:59 am.
- 576-003 9:59 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:59 am to 10:00 am.
- 009-073 10:00 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:00 am.
- 009-074 10:01 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:01 am.
- 009-075 10:01 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 10:05 am.
- 009-076 10:05 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:05 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 576-004, September 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178919). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/576-004 (accessed November 10, 2026).