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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a telephone call to Mrs. Mason. This interaction serves as a brief administrative request to facilitate communication with the specified party. No other substantive policy matters or further actions were discussed during this exchange.

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Mrs. Mason, please.
Mrs. Mason.

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 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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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]

Also recorded on November 11, 1971

  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 298-017, 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/298-017 (accessed October 1, 2026).