Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 282 › Conversation 282-011

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Donald H. Rumsfeld

Wednesday, October 20, 1971 · 3:00 PM–3:06 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation282-011 on Tape 282 (tape position 00:34:14–00:34:28)StartWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 3:00 PMEndWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 3:06 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 282-011 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417184847 ↗

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NARA Description

On October 20, 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 3:00 pm and 3:06 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 282-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 282-11

Date: October 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:00 pm and 3:06 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 12-2]

     Request for a call to Donald H. Rumsfeld

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  • 012-003 3:06 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Donald H. Rumsfeld talked on the telephone from 3:06 pm to 3:10 pm.
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  • 282-013 3:10 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:15 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 282-011, October 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417184847). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/282-011 (accessed November 12, 2026).