Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 275 › Conversation 275-027

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Tuesday, September 7, 1971 · 5:43 PM–5:49 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation275-027 on Tape 275 (tape position 02:00:39–02:01:22)StartTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 5:43 PMEndTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 5:49 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 275-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to an unidentified individual. This brief interaction served as a logistical coordination effort to initiate communication with the requested party. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this brief exchange.

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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 an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 275-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 275-027

Date: September 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to an unknown person

Also recorded on September 7, 1971

  • 008-038 5:32 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:32 pm to 5:43 pm.
  • 275-026 5:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:32 pm to 5:43 pm.
  • 275-028 5:43 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:50 pm.
  • 008-039 5:49 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 5:49 pm to 5:50 pm.
  • 008-040 5:50 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm.
  • 008-041 5:50 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm.
  • 275-029 5:50 PM · 5 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 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm.
  • 275-030 5:50 PM · 13 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 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 275-027, 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/275-027 (accessed October 9, 2026).