Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 273 › Conversation 273-031

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator

Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 5:10 PM–5:26 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation273-031 onTape 273 (tape position 03:55:29–03:55:33)StartSunday, August 15, 1971 at 5:10 PMEndSunday, August 15, 1971 at 5:26 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 273-031 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator from his office in the Old Executive Office Building. The primary purpose of this brief interaction was to facilitate a telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. No other policy matters or administrative developments were recorded during this brief exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On August 15, 1971, 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 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 273-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 273-31

Date: August 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Also recorded on August 15, 1971

  • 007-117 4:53 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 9:30 pm.
  • 273-025 4:59 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 4:59 pm and 5:04 pm.
  • 273-026 5:04 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:04 pm to 5:10 pm.
  • 273-027 5:10 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 273-028 5:10 PM · 2 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 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 273-029 5:10 PM · 20 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 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 273-030 5:10 PM · 2 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 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 273-032 5:26 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:26 pm to 5:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 273-031, August 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/273-031 (accessed September 18, 2026).