Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 298 › Conversation 298-020
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator
Thursday, November 11, 1971 · 3:30 PM–3:32 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a telephone call to Mrs. Lexington. This brief interaction served solely as a functional administrative request to facilitate private communication. No substantive policy discussions or political developments occurred during this exchange.
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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 3:30 pm and 3:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 298-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 298-20 Date: November 11, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:30 pm and 3:32 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 14-42]
Also recorded on November 11, 1971
- 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.
- 014-043 3:30 PM · 13 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.
- 298-021 3:30 PM · 4 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 3:30 pm and 3:32 pm.
- 014-044 3:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:32 pm to 3:33 pm.
- 298-022 3:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:32 pm to 3:33 pm.
- 014-045 3:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:33 pm to 3:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 298-020, 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/298-020 (accessed October 1, 2026).