Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 298 › Conversation 298-017

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator

Thursday, November 11, 1971 · 3:08 PM–3:27 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation298-017 on Tape 298 (tape position 02:19:09–02:19:24)StartThursday, November 11, 1971 at 3:08 PMEndThursday, November 11, 1971 at 3:27 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 298-017 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417185205 ↗

A 9-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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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 3:08 pm and 3:27 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 298-017 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 298-17

Date: November 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:08 pm and 3:27 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 14-40]

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Mrs. Mason, please.
Mrs. Mason.
  • 014-039 3:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 3:07 pm to 3:08 pm.
  • 298-015 3:07 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:07 pm to 3:08 pm.
  • 014-040 3:08 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:27 pm.
  • 298-016 3:08 PM · 14 sec — 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 3:08 pm and 3:27 pm.
  • 298-018 3:08 PM · 19 sec — 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 3:08 pm and 3:27 pm.
  • 014-041 3:27 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:27 pm to 3:30 pm.
  • 298-019 3:27 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:27 pm to 3:30 pm.
  • 014-042 3:30 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:32 pm.

Conversation 298-017, November 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185205). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/298-017 (accessed November 15, 2026).