Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 281 › Conversation 281-022

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications

Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 10:30 AM–10:51 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation281-022 on Tape 281 (tape position 01:37:01–01:37:11)StartThursday, October 21, 1971 at 10:30 AMEndThursday, October 21, 1971 at 10:51 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 281-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction primarily served to manage telecommunications logistics for the President's official business. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were documented during this brief exchange.

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Manolo.

NARA Description

On October 21, 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 10:30 am and 10:51 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 281-22

Date: October 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:30 am and 10:51 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 12-32]

Also recorded on October 21, 1971

  • 281-014 10:30 AM · 18 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 10:30 am and 10:51 am.
  • 281-015 10:30 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:51 am.
  • 281-016 10:30 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:51 am.
  • 281-017 10:30 AM · 40 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 10:30 am and 10:51 am.
  • 281-018 10:30 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:51 am.
  • 281-019 10:30 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:51 am.
  • 281-020 10:30 AM · 6 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 10:30 am and 10:51 am.
  • 281-021 10:30 AM · 7 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 10:30 am and 10:51 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 281-022, October 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/281-022 (accessed October 12, 2026).