Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 282 › Conversation 282-015
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on John Mitchell
Wednesday, October 20, 1971 · 3:42 PM–3:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec
A 6-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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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 from 3:42 pm to 3:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 282-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 282-15 Date: October 20, 1971 Time: 3:42 pm - 3:43 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 12-7]
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Also recorded on October 20, 1971
- 012-005 3:39 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:39 pm and 3:40 pm.
- 012-006 3:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:40 pm to 3:42 pm.
- 012-007 3:42 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:42 pm and 3:43 pm.
- 012-008 3:43 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:43 pm.
- 282-016 3:43 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:43 pm.
- 282-017 3:43 PM · 11 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 3:43 pm and 4:05 pm.
- 282-018 3:43 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:43 pm to 4:05 pm.
- 282-019 3:43 PM · 2 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 3:43 pm and 4:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 282-015, October 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417184855). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/282-015 (accessed November 12, 2026).