Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 273 › Conversation 273-048

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on William L. Safire

Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 7:24 PM–7:34 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation273-048 onTape 273 (tape position 04:42:12–04:42:21)StartSunday, August 15, 1971 at 7:24 PMEndSunday, August 15, 1971 at 7:34 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 273-048 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to his speechwriter, William L. Safire. This administrative interaction served solely to connect the President with a member of his staff for direct communication. No other policy matters or substantive discussions were addressed during this brief exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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4:42:12Rydw i'n ymddangos i gynyddu'r cyllid cyllid cyllid perthynasol ar gyfer 1 Genedlaethu 1, 1973 i 1 Genedlaethu 1, 1972 i'r cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid cyllid
4:42:17Mae'r cynyddiadau cyflogol rwy'n eu cynnig, wedi'u cymryd gyda'r hyn sydd wedi cael ei wneud yn ystod y flwyddyn cyntaf y flwyddyn yma.

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 7:24 pm and 7:34 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 273-048 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 273-48

Date: August 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:24 pm and 7:34 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Requested a call to William L. Safire

Also recorded on August 15, 1971

  • 273-046 7:14 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:14 pm to 7:24 pm.
  • 273-047 7:24 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 7:34 pm.
  • 273-049 7:34 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:34 pm to 7:36 pm.
  • 273-050 7:36 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm.
  • 273-051 7:36 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm.
  • 273-052 7:36 PM · 28 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 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm.
  • 273-053 7:36 PM · 30 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 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm.
  • 273-054 7:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 273-048, 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/273-048 (accessed September 18, 2026).