Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 278 › Conversation 278-012
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator
Thursday, September 9, 1971 · 2:03 PM–2:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief interaction with the White House operator, specifically requesting to be connected to an individual named Eric. The exchange serves as a routine administrative task to facilitate a telephonic communication. No further policy-related discussions or significant decisions occur during this short recording.
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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 2:03 pm and 2:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 278-12 Date: September 9, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:03 pm and 2:05 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 8-71]
Also recorded on September 9, 1971
- 008-070 1:58 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:58 pm to 2:03 pm.
- 278-011 1:58 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 2:03 pm.
- 008-071 2:03 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:03 pm and 2:05 pm.
- 008-072 2:05 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 2:05 pm to 2:08 pm.
- 278-013 2:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:05 pm to 2:08 pm.
- 008-073 2:08 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:08 pm and 2:11 pm.
- 008-074 2:08 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:08 pm and 2:11 pm.
- 278-014 2:08 PM · 11 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 2:08 pm and 2:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 278-012, 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/278-012 (accessed October 9, 2026).