Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 292 › Conversation 292-035

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Paul W. Keyes

Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 6:34 PM–6:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation292-035 on Tape 292 (tape position 02:52:17–02:52:36)StartTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 6:34 PMEndTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 6:45 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 292-035 ↗

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Paul W. Keyes. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical request to initiate communication with the intended party. No further substantive policy matters or strategic developments were addressed during the exchange.

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On October 19, 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 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 292-035 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 292-35

Date: October 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 11-151]

     Request for a call to Paul W. Keyes
  • 011-151 6:20 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:20 pm and 6:45 pm.
  • 292-031 6:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:30 pm to 6:34 pm.
  • 292-032 6:34 PM · 42 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 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm.
  • 292-033 6:34 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm.
  • 292-034 6:34 PM · 53 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 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm.
  • 292-036 6:34 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Paul W. Keyes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm.
  • 011-152 6:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 6:45 pm to 6:47 pm.
  • 292-037 6:47 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:47 pm and 7:49 pm.

Conversation 292-035, October 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/292-035 (accessed September 28, 2026).