Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 282 › Conversation 282-038

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Raymond K. Price, Jr.

Wednesday, October 20, 1971 · 6:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation282-038 on Tape 282 (tape position 02:43:18–02:43:26)StartWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 6:10 PMEndWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 6:10 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 282-038 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417184901 ↗

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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 6:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 282-038 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 282-38

Date: October 20, 1971
Time: 6:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 12-22]

     Request for a call to Raymond K. Price, Jr.

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Great price, please.
  • 012-022 6:09 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:09 pm and 6:10 pm.
  • 282-037 6:09 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:09 pm to 6:10 pm.
  • 012-023 6:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 6:10 pm to 6:11 pm.
  • 282-039 6:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:10 pm to 6:11 pm.
  • 012-024 6:11 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm.
  • 282-040 6:11 PM · 59 sec — 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 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm.
  • 282-041 6:11 PM · 8 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 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm.
  • 282-042 6:11 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm.

Conversation 282-038, October 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417184901). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/282-038 (accessed November 12, 2026).