Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 277 › Conversation 277-022

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential operations

Wednesday, September 15, 1971 · 4:38 PM–4:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation277-022 on Tape 277 (tape position 02:03:10–02:03:23)StartWednesday, September 15, 1971 at 4:38 PMEndWednesday, September 15, 1971 at 4:44 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 277-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange focused exclusively on establishing a connection with another party. No substantive policy discussions or major administrative decisions occurred during this interaction.

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Shells, please.
Hello.

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 4:38 pm and 4:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 277-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 277-22

Date: September 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:38 pm and 4:44 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 9-28]

Also recorded on September 15, 1971

  • 009-027 4:15 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 4:15 pm to 4:38 pm.
  • 277-020 4:15 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:15 pm to 4:38 pm.
  • 009-028 4:38 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:38 pm and 4:44 pm.
  • 277-021 4:38 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:38 pm and 4:44 pm.
  • 009-029 4:44 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:44 pm to 4:48 pm.
  • 277-023 4:44 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:44 pm to 4:48 pm.
  • 277-024 4:48 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Toni Sidley met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:48 pm and 5:15 pm.
  • 009-030 5:15 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:15 pm to 5:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 277-022, 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/277-022 (accessed October 9, 2026).