Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 283 › Conversation 283-029

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 11:39 AM–11:44 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation283-029 on Tape 283 (tape position 02:19:17–02:19:27)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 11:39 AMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 11:44 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 283-029 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417184603 ↗

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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 11:39 am and 11:44 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 283-029

Date: October 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:39 am and 11:44 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 10-78]

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Quiet, please.

Also recorded on October 6, 1971

  • 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.
  • 010-079 11:44 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 11:44 am to 11:45 am.
  • 283-030 11:44 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:44 am to 11:45 am.
  • 010-080 11:46 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:46 am to 11:47 am.
  • 283-031 11:46 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:46 am to 11:47 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 283-029, October 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417184603). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/283-029 (accessed November 1, 2026).