Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 285 › Conversation 285-019

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on call management

Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 12:28 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation285-019 on Tape 285 (tape position 02:59:28–02:59:40)StartThursday, October 7, 1971 at 12:28 PMEndThursday, October 7, 1971 at 12:28 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 285-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to intercept an outgoing call being placed by an unidentified woman. The President’s urgent directive to halt the connection suggests an immediate need to prevent or redirect the communication. No further substantive dialogue was recorded during this brief interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Stop her, please.
Stop her!

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 12:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 285-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 285-019
Date: October 7, 1971
Time: 12:28 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 10-128]

Also recorded on October 7, 1971

  • 285-017 12:16 PM · 5 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 12:16 pm and 12:26 pm.
  • 285-018 12:16 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:16 pm to 12:27 pm.
  • 010-127 12:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 12:26 pm to 12:27 pm.
  • 010-128 12:28 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:28 pm.
  • 010-129 12:28 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 12:28 pm to 12:31 pm.
  • 285-020 12:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:28 pm to 12:31 pm.
  • 010-130 12:31 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:48 pm.
  • 285-021 12:31 PM · 4 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 12:31 pm and 12:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 285-019, 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/285-019 (accessed October 6, 2026).