Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-056
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Nell Yates
Wednesday, September 8, 1971 · 3:08 PM–7:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a direct call to his personal secretary, Nell Yates. He inquired about her specific location, noting his belief that she was currently situated in the West Wing. The interaction served as a brief administrative request to facilitate communication with a key staff member.
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NARA Description
On September 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 7:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-056 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 8-56
Date: September 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:08 pm and 7:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to Nellie L. Yates
Yates’ location
-West WingAlso recorded on September 8, 1971
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- 008-053 3:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:06 pm to 3:08 pm.
- 274-040 3:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:06 pm to 3:08 pm.
- 008-054 3:08 PM · 41 sec — Raymond K. Price, Jr. and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 008-055 3:08 PM · 2 min — Raymond K. Price, Jr., White House operator, and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 274-041 3:08 PM · 1 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 3:08 pm and 3:26 pm.
- 274-042 3:08 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:26 pm.
- 274-043 3:08 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:26 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 008-056, September 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-056 (accessed October 1, 2026).