Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 285 › Conversation 285-024
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on administrative logistics
Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 12:51 PM–1:02 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, procedural interaction with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The conversation served primarily as an administrative bridge to connect the President to another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant decisions were recorded during this 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 an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 1:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 285-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 285-024 Date: October 7, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:51 pm and 1:02 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 10-133]
Also recorded on October 7, 1971
- 010-131 12:48 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 12:48 pm to 12:51 pm.
- 285-022 12:48 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:48 pm to 12:51 pm.
- 010-132 12:51 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 1:02 pm.
- 285-023 12:51 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 12:51 pm and 1:02 pm.
- 010-133 1:02 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:02 pm.
- 010-134 1:02 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 1:02 pm to 1:03 pm.
- 285-025 1:02 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:02 pm to 1:03 pm.
- 010-135 1:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, Marjorie P. Acker, and William L. Safire talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:03 pm and 1:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 285-024, 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/285-024 (accessed October 6, 2026).