Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 294 › Conversation 294-014

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Meeting coordination

Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 12:46 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation294-014 on Tape 294 (tape position 03:25:40–03:27:35)StartThursday, November 18, 1971 at 12:46 PMEndThursday, November 18, 1971 at 12:46 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 294-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate the scheduling of an important, mandatory meeting. The President emphasized the necessity of the gathering, though the specific subject matter and participants remain obscured by the Welsh-language transcription and lack of clear contextual detail. The discussion concluded with the President tasking the operator with making the necessary arrangements.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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3:26:44Rydw i ddim yn gallu gwneud llawer o waith yno.
3:26:53Rydw i ddim yn gallu gwneud llawer o waith yno.
3:27:07Rwy'n credu bod hynny'n bwysig iawn ac mae'n rhaid i'r cyfarfod gael ei wneud.
3:27:13Mae'n rhaid i'r cyfarfod gael ei wneud.
3:27:18Mae'n rhaid i'r cyfarfod gael ei wneud.
3:27:26Mae'n rhaid i'r cyfarfod gael ei wneud.
3:27:30Mae'n rhaid i'r cyfarfod gael ei wneud.
3:27:36Iawn, diolch.
3:27:37Plannu, os gwelwch chi.

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 12:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 294-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 294-14

Date: November 18, 1971
Time: 12:46 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 15-32]

Also recorded on November 18, 1971

  • 015-032 12:46 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:46 pm.
  • 015-033 12:46 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 294-015 12:46 PM · 58 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 12:46 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 294-016 12:46 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 294-017 12:46 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 12:46 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 294-018 12:46 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 12:46 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 294-019 12:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 294-020 12:46 PM · 35 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 12:46 pm and 2:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 294-014, 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/294-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).