Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 294 › Conversation 294-010
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 10:55 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to connect the President with another party for official business. No substantive policy matters or major developments were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 294-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 294-10 Date: November 18, 1971 Time: 10:55 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 15-28]
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 · 20 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.
- 294-009 10:55 AM · 27 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 294-010, 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/294-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).