Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-091

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Robert H. Finch

Sunday, September 12, 1971 · 4:35 PM–4:37 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation008-091 on Tape 8 (tape position 03:59:04–03:59:12)StartSunday, September 12, 1971 at 4:35 PMEndSunday, September 12, 1971 at 4:37 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 008-091 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to be connected with Robert H. Finch. The brief exchange serves as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his counselor. No further policy or substantive matters are addressed during this short transition.

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Mr. Finch, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On September 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-091 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 8-91

Date: September 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:35 pm and 4:37 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for call to Robert H. Finch

Also recorded on September 12, 1971

  • 008-088 4:31 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:31 pm.
  • 008-089 4:31 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:31 pm.
  • 278-023 4:31 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:31 pm.
  • 278-024 4:31 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:31 pm.
  • 008-090 4:35 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:35 pm.
  • 008-092 4:37 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:37 pm.
  • 008-093 4:37 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone from 4:37 pm to 4:55 pm.
  • 278-026 4:37 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:37 pm to 4:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 008-091, September 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-091 (accessed October 9, 2026).