Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 297 › Conversation 297-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office

Thursday, November 11, 1971 · 8:25 PM–8:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation297-008 on Tape 297 (tape position 00:10:05–00:10:25)StartThursday, November 11, 1971 at 8:25 PMEndThursday, November 11, 1971 at 8:48 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 297-008 ↗

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Position in tape: 00:10:05 – 00:10:25

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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 an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 297-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 297-8

Date: November 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:25 pm and 8:48 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 14-79]

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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.
  • 297-002 8:19 PM · 27 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 297-007 8:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:48 pm.
  • 014-080 8:28 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:28 pm to 8:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 297-008, 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/297-008 (accessed November 15, 2026).