Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 283 › Conversation 283-030
Nixon & Safire on Speechwriting
Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 11:44 AM–11:45 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 24 sec
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On October 6, 1971, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 283-030 Date: October 6, 1971 Time: 11:44 am - 11:45 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with William L. Safire. [See Conversation No. 10-79]
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Also recorded on October 6, 1971
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- 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.
- 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.
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- 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.
- 010-081 11:47 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:55 am.
- 283-032 11:47 AM · 27 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 11:47 am and 11:50 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 283-030, October 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417184605). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/283-030 (accessed November 1, 2026).