Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-028

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George P. Shultz

Wednesday, September 15, 1971 · 4:38 PM–4:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation009-028 on Tape 9 (tape position 01:01:13–01:01:21)StartWednesday, September 15, 1971 at 4:38 PMEndWednesday, September 15, 1971 at 4:44 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 009-028 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with George P. Shultz, then serving as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. This brief administrative call served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his key advisor. The conversation concluded with the operator initiating the connection to Shultz as requested.

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NARA Description

On September 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:38 pm and 4:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-028 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 9-28

Date: September 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:38 pm and 4:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 277-22]

     Request for call to George P. Shultz

Also recorded on September 15, 1971

  • 009-027 4:15 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 4:15 pm to 4:38 pm.
  • 277-020 4:15 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:15 pm to 4:38 pm.
  • 277-021 4:38 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 4:38 pm and 4:44 pm.
  • 277-022 4:38 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:38 pm and 4:44 pm.
  • 009-029 4:44 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:44 pm to 4:48 pm.
  • 277-023 4:44 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:44 pm to 4:48 pm.
  • 277-024 4:48 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Toni Sidley met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:48 pm and 5:15 pm.
  • 009-030 5:15 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:15 pm to 5:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 009-028, September 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-028 (accessed October 9, 2026).