Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 288 › Conversation 288-012
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on George P. Shultz
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 10:04 AM–10:14 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The primary purpose of this brief interaction was to request a direct line to George P. Shultz. The operator successfully initiated the call request to complete the President's communication objective.
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Position in tape: 00:57:13 – 00:57:22
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NARA Description
On October 12, 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 10:04 am and 10:14 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 288-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 288-12
Date: October 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:04 am and 10:14 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 11-56]
Request for a call to George P. ShultzAlso recorded on October 12, 1971
- 011-055 9:58 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 9:58 am to 10:04 am.
- 011-056 10:04 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 10:14 am.
- 011-057 10:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 10:14 am to 10:16 am.
- 288-013 10:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:14 am to 10:16 am.
- 011-058 10:16 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:31 am.
- 288-014 10:16 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:31 am.
- 288-015 10:16 AM · 17 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 10:16 am and 10:31 am.
- 288-016 10:16 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:16 am to 10:31 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 288-012, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/288-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).