Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 263 › Conversation 263-011

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on administrative support

Tuesday, July 20, 1971 · 6:19 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation263-011 on Tape 263 (tape position 03:35:14–03:35:28)StartTuesday, July 20, 1971 at 6:19 PMEndTuesday, July 20, 1971 at 6:19 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 263-011 ↗

President Nixon initiates a brief interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The exchange serves as a functional administrative step to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions occurred during this brief communication.

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On July 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 263-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 263-11

Date: July 20, 1971
Time: 6:19 pm

Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 6-161]
  • 006-159 6:16 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:16 pm.
  • 006-160 6:16 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:16 pm to 6:17 pm.
  • 263-010 6:16 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:16 pm to 6:17 pm.
  • 006-161 6:18 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:18 pm.
  • 006-162 6:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:19 pm.
  • 006-163 6:19 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:19 pm and 6:41 pm.
  • 263-012 6:19 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:19 pm.
  • 263-013 6:19 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:19 pm to 6:41 pm.

Conversation 263-011, July 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/263-011 (accessed October 11, 2026).