Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 293 › Conversation 293-003
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on administrative logistics
Wednesday, November 17, 1971 · 1:15 PM–1:26 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing communication. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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Position in tape: 00:03:36 – 00:03:49
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NARA Description
On November 17, 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 1:15 pm and 1:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 293-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 293-3 Date: November 17, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 1:26 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 14-152]
Also recorded on November 17, 1971
- 620-015 1:13 PM · 36 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 014-152 1:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:26 pm.
- 293-001 1:15 PM · 34 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 1:15 pm and 1:26 pm.
- 293-002 1:15 PM · 2 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 1:15 pm and 1:26 pm.
- 014-153 1:26 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:26 pm to 1:27 pm.
- 293-004 1:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:26 pm to 1:27 pm.
- 014-154 1:27 PM · 9 min — Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, John D. Ehrlichman, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 2:48 pm.
- 293-005 1:27 PM · 3 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 1:27 pm and 2:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 293-003, November 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/293-003 (accessed September 28, 2026).