Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 294 › Conversation 294-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Herbert Stein

Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 10:55 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation294-009 onTape 294 (tape position 01:38:50–01:39:30)StartThursday, November 18, 1971 at 10:55 AMEndThursday, November 18, 1971 at 10:55 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 294-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a connection with Herbert Stein, a member of the Council of Economic Advisers. The brief interaction served to establish communication with Stein, presumably to discuss ongoing economic policy matters. No further substantive policy decisions were documented during this short exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:39:05Iawn.
1:39:06Mr. Herb Stein.
1:39:07Efallai y bydd yn yr ysgol.

NARA Description

On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:55 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 294-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 294-9

Date: November 18, 1971
Time: 10:55 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 15-27]

Also recorded on November 18, 1971

  • 015-026 10:54 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:54 am to 10:55 am.
  • 294-008 10:54 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:54 am to 10:55 am.
  • 015-027 10:55 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:55 am.
  • 015-028 10:55 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:55 am.
  • 294-010 10:55 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:55 am.
  • 294-011 10:55 AM · 1 hr 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:55 am to 12:42 pm.
  • 015-029 10:56 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Herbert Stein talked on the telephone from 10:56 am to 10:58 am.
  • 015-030 10:59 AM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:59 am to 11:00 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 294-009, November 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/294-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).