Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-041

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Thursday, September 16, 1971 · 11:50 AM–1:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation009-041 on Tape 9 (tape position 01:26:28–01:26:34)StartThursday, September 16, 1971 at 11:50 AMEndThursday, September 16, 1971 at 1:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 009-041 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon attempted to place a telephone call through the White House operator, but the effort resulted in a technical error. No substantive conversation occurred as the operator and the President encountered difficulties completing the connection. The interaction concluded without any policy discussions or administrative actions.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.1 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.

NARA Description

On September 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 1:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-041 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 9-41

Date: September 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:50 am and 1:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 278-61]

     Phone call
         -Error

Also recorded on September 16, 1971

  • 278-058 11:50 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 1:45 pm.
  • 278-059 11:50 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 1:45 pm.
  • 278-060 11:50 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 1:45 pm.
  • 278-061 11:50 AM · 6 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 11:50 am and 1:45 pm.
  • 278-062 11:50 AM · 26 sec — 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 11:50 am and 1:45 pm.
  • 278-063 11:50 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 1:45 pm.
  • 278-064 11:50 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 1:45 pm.
  • 278-065 11:50 AM · 12 sec — 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 11:50 am and 1:45 pm.

All 52 conversations from September 16, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 009-041, September 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-041 (accessed October 12, 2026).