Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 298 › Conversation 298-043
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Switchboard services
Thursday, November 11, 1971 · 6:16 PM–6:21 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec
A 5-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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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 6:16 pm and 6:21 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 298-043 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 298-43 Date: November 11, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:16 pm and 6:21 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 14-58]
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Also recorded on November 11, 1971
- 014-057 6:11 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 6:11 pm to 6:16 pm.
- 298-042 6:11 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:11 pm to 6:16 pm.
- 014-058 6:16 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 6:21 pm.
- 014-059 6:21 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 6:21 pm to 6:29 pm.
- 298-044 6:21 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:21 pm to 6:29 pm.
- 014-060 6:30 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 6:55 pm.
- 014-061 6:30 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 6:55 pm.
- 014-062 6:30 PM · 2 min — Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and John J. McCloy talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 6:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 298-043, November 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185257). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/298-043 (accessed November 14, 2026).