Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 282 › Conversation 282-033

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Richard A. Moore

Wednesday, October 20, 1971 · 5:53 PM–6:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation282-033 on Tape 282 (tape position 02:38:59–02:39:19)StartWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 5:53 PMEndWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 6:05 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 282-033 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Richard A. Moore. The interaction served as a logistical step to initiate communication with Moore, a key legal aide and advisor to the administration. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief request for assistance.

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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 5:53 pm to 6:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 282-033 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 282-33

Date: October 20, 1971
Time: 5:53 pm - 6:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 12-18]

     Request for a call to Richard A. Moore

Also recorded on October 20, 1971

  • 012-016 5:40 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 282-031 5:40 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 5:40 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 282-032 5:40 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 012-017 5:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 5:49 pm to 5:50 pm.
  • 012-018 5:50 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:05 pm.
  • 282-034 5:53 PM · 13 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 5:53 pm and 6:05 pm.
  • 012-019 6:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore talked on the telephone from 6:05 pm to 6:07 pm.
  • 282-035 6:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:05 pm to 6:07 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 282-033, October 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/282-033 (accessed September 28, 2026).