Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 298 › Conversation 298-041
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House…
Thursday, November 11, 1971 · 5:50 PM–6:11 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing communication. The conversation served primarily as a functional request to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy matters or strategic developments were discussed during this brief 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 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 298-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 298-41 Date: November 11, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 14-56]
Also recorded on November 11, 1971
- 014-054 5:50 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.
- 014-055 5:50 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.
- 014-056 5:50 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.
- 298-036 5:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.
- 298-037 5:50 PM · 6 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 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.
- 298-038 5:50 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.
- 298-039 5:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.
- 298-040 5:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 298-041, 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/298-041 (accessed September 30, 2026).