Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 280 › Conversation 280-012
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Thursday, September 23, 1971 · 12:58 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a follow-up telephone call to connect him with another party. This brief interaction served as a functional bridge to facilitate executive communication during the workday. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On September 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 280-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 280-12 Date: September 23, 1971 Time: 12:58 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 9-140]
Also recorded on September 23, 1971
- 009-140 12:58 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:58 pm.
- 009-141 12:58 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 12:58 pm to 1:06 pm.
- 280-013 12:58 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:58 pm to 1:06 pm.
- 280-014 1:06 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:06 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 280-015 1:16 PM · 59 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 280-016 1:16 PM · 26 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 280-017 1:16 PM · 11 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 280-018 2:20 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:20 pm to 2:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 280-012, September 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/280-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).