Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 275 › Conversation 275-021
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Tuesday, September 7, 1971 · 5:12 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, routine administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This exchange served as a logistical precursor to an upcoming call, identified elsewhere as Conversation 8-35. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief request for communication assistance.
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NARA Description
On September 7, 1971, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 275-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 275-021 Date: September 7, 1971 Time: 5:12 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 008-035]
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.
- 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.
- 275-020 5:11 PM · 18 sec — 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.
- 008-035 5:12 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone 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.
- 275-022 5:13 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:13 pm to 5:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 275-021, 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/275-021 (accessed October 10, 2026).