Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-134
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George H. Mahon
Wednesday, September 22, 1971 · 6:57 PM–7:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to Congressman George H. Mahon of Texas. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Representative. No substantive policy discussions occur, as the conversation is limited to the operator's coordination of the requested line.
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NARA Description
On September 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:57 pm and 7:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-134 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 9-134
Date: September 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:57 pm and 7:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 279-48]
Request for call to George H. MahonAlso recorded on September 22, 1971
- 009-132 6:51 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 6:55 pm.
- 279-044 6:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 6:55 pm.
- 279-045 6:51 PM · 8 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 6:51 pm and 6:55 pm.
- 279-046 6:51 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 6:55 pm.
- 009-133 6:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone from 6:55 pm to 6:57 pm.
- 279-047 6:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:55 pm to 6:57 pm.
- 279-048 6:57 PM · 4 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 6:57 pm and 7:03 pm.
- 009-135 7:03 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. Mahon talked on the telephone from 7:03 pm to 7:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 009-134, September 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-134 (accessed October 12, 2026).