Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 281 › Conversation 281-036

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office

Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 1:55 PM–1:57 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation281-036 on Tape 281 (tape position 02:55:51–02:56:15)StartThursday, October 21, 1971 at 1:55 PMEndThursday, October 21, 1971 at 1:57 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 281-036 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The conversation serves primarily as a logistical step to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy matters or strategic discussions occur during this brief exchange.

Audio

part B, 53:22

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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the players above hold the full tape, shared with neighbouring conversations. By the archivists' log it runs from 02:55:51 to 02:56:15 into the tape; their log often drifts a minute or two from the audio, so listen for the subjects in the finding aid.

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 1:55 pm and 1:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-036 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 281-36

Date: October 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:55 pm and 1:57 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 12-39]

Transcript (AI-generated)

No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

Also recorded on October 21, 1971

  • 281-035 1:55 PM · 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 1:55 pm and 1:57 pm.
  • 281-037 1:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 1:57 pm.
  • 012-039 1:57 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:57 pm.
  • 012-040 1:57 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 1:57 pm to 1:58 pm.
  • 012-041 1:58 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:53 pm.
  • 281-038 1:58 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:58 pm to 2:25 pm.
  • 281-039 2:25 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 2:25 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 281-040 2:25 PM · 3 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 2:25 pm and 2:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 281-036, 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/281-036 (accessed November 1, 2026).