Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-085
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Paul W. McCracken
Saturday, September 11, 1971 · 12:53 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
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On September 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-085 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 8-85
Date: September 11, 1971
Time: 12:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for Paul W. McCracken to come to the Oval OfficeTranscript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 008-085, September 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 645078841). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-085 (accessed November 2, 2026).