Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-005
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Nelson A. Rockefeller
Tuesday, September 14, 1971 · 6:07 PM–6:13 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
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NARA Description
On September 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:13 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 9-5
Date: September 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:07 pm and 6:13 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to Nelson A. RockefellerTranscript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 009-005, September 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189629). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-005 (accessed November 7, 2026).