Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 275 › Conversation 275-030

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telephone operations

Tuesday, September 7, 1971 · 5:50 PM–5:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation275-030 on Tape 275 (tape position 02:02:10–02:02:29)StartTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 5:50 PMEndTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 5:56 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 275-030 ↗

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange focused on the status of a specific individual and the President's request to connect to a subsequent conversation. No significant policy decisions were made during this administrative interaction.

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Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, I don't know whether she's back or not.
I'll take a second conversation.

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 275-030 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 275-030

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.

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

[See Conversation No. 008-041]
  • 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.
  • 275-029 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.
  • 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.

Conversation 275-030, 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/275-030 (accessed October 9, 2026).