Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 283 › Conversation 283-027

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 11:10 AM–11:36 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation283-027 on Tape 283 (tape position 02:17:25–02:17:37)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 11:10 AMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 11:36 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 283-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The exchange serves solely as a logistical request to connect the President to another party. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions occur during this brief interaction.

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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 an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:36 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 283-027

Date: October 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:10 am and 11:36 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 10-75]

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

Also recorded on October 6, 1971

  • 283-024 11:10 AM · 4 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 11:10 am and 11:36 am.
  • 283-025 11:10 AM · 8 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 11:10 am and 11:36 am.
  • 283-026 11:10 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:36 am.
  • 010-076 11:36 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:36 am to 11:39 am.
  • 283-028 11:36 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:36 am to 11:39 am.
  • 010-077 11:39 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:44 am.
  • 010-078 11:39 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:44 am.
  • 283-029 11:39 AM · 10 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 11:39 am and 11:44 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 283-027, 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/283-027 (accessed October 8, 2026).