Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 285 › Conversation 285-011
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on John Connally
Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 10:24 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to John Connally. The interaction serves as a functional administrative step to facilitate official communication between the President and the Secretary of the Treasury. No further substantive policy discussion or developments occur during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:24 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 285-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 285-011 Date: October 7, 1971 Time: 10:24 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 10-113]
Also recorded on October 7, 1971
- 010-113 10:24 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:24 am.
- 010-114 10:24 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:24 am and 10:32 am.
- 010-115 10:24 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:24 am and 10:32 am.
- 285-012 10:24 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:24 am and 10:30 am.
- 285-013 10:24 AM · 33 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 10:24 am and 10:32 am.
- 285-014 10:24 AM · 25 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 10:24 am and 10:32 am.
- 285-015 10:24 AM · 11 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 10:24 am and 10:32 am.
- 285-016 10:30 AM · 1 hr 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Daniel P. Moynihan, White House operator, John N. Mitchell, Arthur F. Burns, William L. Safire, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:30 am to 12:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 285-011, October 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/285-011 (accessed October 6, 2026).