Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 278 › Conversation 278-002
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Thursday, September 9, 1971 · 1:20 PM–1:33 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief communication with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction served as a logistical step to connect the President with another party for official business. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On September 9, 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 1:20 pm and 1:33 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 278-2 Date: September 9, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:20 pm and 1:33 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 8-66]
Also recorded on September 9, 1971
- 568-001 1:18 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:22 pm.
- 008-066 1:20 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:33 pm.
- 278-001 1:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:33 pm.
- 278-003 1:20 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:33 pm.
- 278-004 1:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:33 pm.
- 008-067 1:33 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 1:33 pm to 1:39 pm.
- 278-005 1:33 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:33 pm.
- 278-006 1:33 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:33 pm to 1:39 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 278-002, September 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/278-002 (accessed October 10, 2026).