Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 278 › Conversation 278-049
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telephony
Thursday, September 16, 1971 · 10:34 AM–10:48 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a connection to another party. The brief interaction focused on technical assistance for an outgoing communication. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were addressed during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On September 16, 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 10:34 am and 10:48 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-049 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 278-49 Date: September 16, 1971 Time: Unknown between 10:34 am and 10:48 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 9-37]
Also recorded on September 16, 1971
- 009-036 10:33 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 10:33 am to 10:34 am.
- 278-047 10:33 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:33 am to 10:34 am.
- 009-037 10:34 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 10:48 am.
- 278-048 10:34 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 10:48 am.
- 278-050 10:34 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 10:48 am.
- 009-038 10:48 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and F. Edward Hébert talked on the telephone from 10:48 am to 10:57 am.
- 278-051 10:48 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, F. Edward Hébert, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:48 am to 10:57 am.
- 009-039 11:15 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 11:48 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 278-049, September 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/278-049 (accessed October 12, 2026).