Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 275 › Conversation 275-029

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator

Tuesday, September 7, 1971 · 5:50 PM–5:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation275-029 on Tape 275 (tape position 02:02:02–02:02:10)StartTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 5:50 PMEndTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 5:56 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 275-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction was limited to the technical process of establishing a connection to another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political 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 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 275-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 275-029

Date: September 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 008-040]

Also recorded on September 7, 1971

  • 275-027 5:43 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 5:43 pm and 5:49 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.
  • 275-030 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.
  • 008-042 5:56 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:56 pm to 6:00 pm.
  • 275-031 5:56 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:56 pm to 6:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 275-029, 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/275-029 (accessed October 9, 2026).