Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 283 › Conversation 283-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telephony

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 8:05 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation283-008 on Tape 283 (tape position 00:19:29–00:19:59)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 8:05 AMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 8:05 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 283-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the White House operator to facilitate a connection for an outgoing telephone call. No substantive policy matters or political discussions are recorded during this brief administrative interaction. The exchange serves solely as a functional step in managing the President's telephonic accessibility.

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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 8:05 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 283-008

Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 8:05 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 10-61]

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Also 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.
  • 283-009 8:05 AM · 4 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 283-008, 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/283-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).