Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 294 › Conversation 294-020

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office

Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 12:46 PM–2:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation294-020 on Tape 294 (tape position 03:36:41–03:37:16)StartThursday, November 18, 1971 at 12:46 PMEndThursday, November 18, 1971 at 2:48 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 294-020 ↗

Audio

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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 an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 2:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 294-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 294-20

Date: November 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:46 pm and 2:48 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 15-33]

Transcript (AI-generated)

No transcript is available yet for this conversation.

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.
  • 294-014 12:46 PM · 2 min — 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 294-020, 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/294-020 (accessed November 2, 2026).