Conversation 274-006

TapeTape 274StartMonday, August 16, 1971 at 2:43 PMEndMonday, August 16, 1971 at 2:43 PMTape start time00:08:51Tape end time00:09:21ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorRecording deviceOld Executive Office Building

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief communication through the White House operator to place an outgoing call. The primary purpose of this interaction was to establish a direct line of contact with presidential speechwriter William L. Safire. No further discussion or substantive policy deliberations occurred during this brief exchange.

William L. SafireWhite House communicationsPresidential correspondenceSpeechwriting

Audio

NARA Description

On August 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 274-6

Date: August 16, 1971
Time: 2:43 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to William L. Safire

Transcript

No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.

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