Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 283 › Conversation 283-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House logistics
Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 8:03 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief contact with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This administrative interaction served as a logistical precursor to an impending conversation. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions were recorded during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:03 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 283-005
Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 8:03 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 10-58]
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on October 6, 1971
- 010-058 8:03 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:03 am.
- 010-059 8:05 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:05 am.
- 010-060 8:05 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:05 am.
- 010-061 8:05 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:05 am.
- 010-062 8:05 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:05 am.
- 283-006 8:05 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:05 am.
- 283-007 8:05 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:05 am.
- 283-008 8:05 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:05 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 283-005, October 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/283-005 (accessed September 28, 2026).