Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 279 › Conversation 279-030

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications

Wednesday, September 22, 1971 · 5:31 PM–5:37 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation279-030 on Tape 279 (tape position 03:05:24–03:05:52)StartWednesday, September 22, 1971 at 5:31 PMEndWednesday, September 22, 1971 at 5:37 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 279-030 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief interaction served as a logistical step to connect the President with a third party. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange, which was primarily functional in nature.

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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 5:31 pm and 5:37 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 279-30

Date: September 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:31 pm and 5:37 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 9-123]

Also recorded on September 22, 1971

  • 009-123 5:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:37 pm.
  • 009-124 5:37 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 5:37 pm to 5:38 pm.
  • 279-031 5:37 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:37 pm to 5:38 pm.
  • 009-125 5:38 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:38 pm and 5:41 pm.
  • 279-032 5:38 PM · 6 sec — 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 5:38 pm and 5:41 pm.
  • 279-033 5:38 PM · 8 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 5:38 pm and 5:41 pm.
  • 009-126 5:41 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:41 pm to 5:58 pm.
  • 279-034 5:41 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:41 pm to 5:58 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 279-030, 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/279-030 (accessed October 12, 2026).