Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 279 › Conversation 279-050
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator
Wednesday, September 22, 1971 · 7:04 PM–7:06 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon interacts with the White House operator in the Executive Office Building to facilitate a connection for an outgoing telephone call. The exchange serves as a brief logistical transition, serving the mechanical purpose of bridging the President to a subsequent party. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions occur during this short interface.
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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 7:04 pm and 7:06 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-050 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 279-50 Date: September 22, 1971 Time: Unknown between 7:04 pm and 7:06 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 9-136]
Also recorded on September 22, 1971
- 009-135 7:03 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. Mahon talked on the telephone from 7:03 pm to 7:04 pm.
- 279-049 7:03 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. Mahon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:03 pm to 7:04 pm.
- 009-136 7:04 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:04 pm and 7:06 pm.
- 009-137 7:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:06 pm to 7:09 pm.
- 279-051 7:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:06 pm to 7:09 pm.
- 279-052 7:09 PM · 30 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 7:09 pm and 7:56 pm.
- 279-053 7:09 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 7:09 pm and 7:56 pm.
- 279-054 7:09 PM · 13 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 7:09 pm and 7:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 279-050, 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/279-050 (accessed October 12, 2026).