Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 297 › Conversation 297-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office

Thursday, November 11, 1971 · 8:19 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 27 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation297-002 on Tape 297 (tape position 00:02:20–00:02:44)StartThursday, November 11, 1971 at 8:19 PMEndThursday, November 11, 1971 at 8:19 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 297-002 ↗

A 27-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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Position in tape: 00:02:20 – 00:02:44

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NARA Description

On November 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 297-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 297-2

Date: November 11, 1971
Time: 8:19 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 14-76]

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Also recorded on November 11, 1971

  • 014-076 8:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:19 pm.
  • 014-077 8:19 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:19 pm and 8:24 pm.
  • 297-003 8:19 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:19 pm and 8:24 pm.
  • 297-004 8:19 PM · 49 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 8:19 pm and 8:24 pm.
  • 297-005 8:19 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:19 pm and 8:24 pm.
  • 014-078 8:24 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:24 pm to 8:25 pm.
  • 297-006 8:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:24 pm to 8:25 pm.
  • 014-079 8:25 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 297-002, November 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/297-002 (accessed November 15, 2026).