Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 293 › Conversation 293-023
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications
Wednesday, November 17, 1971 · 12:45 PM–1:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to initiate contact with another party. No substantive policy discussions or major administrative decisions occurred during this interaction.
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Position in tape: 01:28:48 – 01:28:57
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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 12:45 pm and 1:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 293-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 293-23 Date: November 22, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:45 pm and 1:30 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 15-90]
Also recorded on November 17, 1971
- 620-013 12:31 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:31 pm to 12:46 pm.
- 293-022 12:45 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 12:45 pm and 1:30 pm.
- 620-014 12:50 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:50 pm to 1:13 pm.
- 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.
- 293-003 1:15 PM · 12 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 1:15 pm and 1:26 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 293-023, 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/293-023 (accessed October 1, 2026).