Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 277 › Conversation 277-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential operations
Wednesday, September 15, 1971 · 11:15 AM–11:59 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This routine interaction served as a technical step in managing the President's communications during his time in the Executive Office Building. No substantive policy matters or major developments were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On September 15, 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 11:15 am and 11:59 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 277-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 277-4 Date: September 15, 1971 Time: Unknown between 11:15 am and 11:59 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 9-14]
Also recorded on September 15, 1971
- 009-014 10:19 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 11:59 am.
- 277-003 11:05 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:05 am to 11:15 am.
- 009-015 11:59 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:59 am to 12:01 pm.
- 277-005 11:59 AM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:59 am to 12:01 pm.
- 009-016 12:01 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:01 pm and 12:18 pm.
- 277-033 12:01 PM · 11 sec — Taft Schreiber met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:01 pm and 12:18 pm.
- 009-017 12:18 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 12:18 pm to 12:20 pm.
- 277-006 12:18 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:18 pm to 12:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 277-004, September 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/277-004 (accessed October 9, 2026).