Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 275 › Conversation 275-020

Nixon & Albertazzie on Air Force One and flight planning

Tuesday, September 7, 1971 · 5:11 PM–5:12 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Albertazzie, Ralph D.Conversation275-020 on Tape 275 (tape position 01:50:42–01:51:02)StartTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 5:11 PMEndTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 5:12 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 275-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with Colonel Ralph D. Albertazzie, the pilot of Air Force One, to determine the specific flight duration between Washington and Anchorage. The brief inquiry suggests an ongoing or potential evaluation of travel logistics for an upcoming presidential trip. No further operational decisions or strategic discussions were recorded during this exchange.

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Yeah.
Yeah.
Hello.
Say, what is the flight time to Anchorage if you came from Washington?
And, uh, what?
Anchorage.

NARA Description

On September 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph D. Albertazzie met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:11 pm to 5:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 275-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 275-020

Date: September 7, 1971
Time: 5:11 pm - 5:12 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Col. Ralph D. Albertazzie.

[See Conversation No. 008-034]

Also recorded on September 7, 1971

  • 008-032 5:09 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:09 pm.
  • 008-033 5:09 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:09 pm.
  • 275-018 5:09 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:09 pm.
  • 275-019 5:09 PM · 10 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 5:09 pm and 5:11 pm.
  • 008-034 5:11 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph D. Albertazzie talked on the telephone from 5:11 pm to 5:12 pm.
  • 008-035 5:12 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:12 pm.
  • 275-021 5:12 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:12 pm.
  • 008-036 5:13 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:13 pm to 5:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 275-020, September 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/275-020 (accessed October 23, 2026).