Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 279 › Conversation 279-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator
Wednesday, September 22, 1971 · 10:53 AM–11:14 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon interacts with a White House operator to initiate a telephone call to an unspecified party. The brief exchange serves as a functional request to connect the President to an outside line. No substantive policy matters or major decisions are addressed in this short operational recording.
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NARA Description
On September 22, 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 10:53 am and 11:14 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 279-4 Date: September 22, 1971 Time: Unknown between 10:53 am and 11:14 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 9-111]
Also recorded on September 22, 1971
- 009-111 10:53 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:53 am and 11:14 am.
- 279-003 10:53 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:53 am and 11:14 am.
- 279-005 10:53 AM · 4 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 10:53 am and 11:14 am.
- 009-112 11:14 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 11:14 am to 11:45 am.
- 279-006 11:14 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:14 am to 11:25 am.
- 009-113 11:25 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 11:39 am.
- 279-007 11:25 AM · 52 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 11:25 am and 11:39 am.
- 279-008 11:25 AM · 3 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 11:25 am and 11:39 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 279-004, September 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/279-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).