Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 285 › Conversation 285-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 10:24 AM–10:32 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation285-015 on Tape 285 (tape position 01:23:08–01:24:05)StartThursday, October 7, 1971 at 10:24 AMEndThursday, October 7, 1971 at 10:32 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 285-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate contact with Daniel Patrick Moynihan. The brief exchange focused on determining Moynihan's current location, as the President sought to reach him at either the United Nations or Harvard University. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this logistics-oriented call.

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Mr. Moynihan, he's either at the UN or Harvard.

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 an unknown time between 10:24 am and 10:32 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 285-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 285-015

Date: October 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:24 am and 10:32 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 10-115]

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

Also recorded on October 7, 1971

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  • 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.
  • 285-011 10:24 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 10:24 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.
  • 285-016 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 285-015, 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/285-015 (accessed October 6, 2026).