Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 299 › Conversation 299-011
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Wednesday, November 10, 1971 · 2:45 PM–2:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief communication with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction functioned primarily as a logistical exchange to connect the President with a third party. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were documented during this short engagement.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On November 10, 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 2:45 pm and 2:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 299-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 299-11 Date: November 10, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:45 pm and 2:50 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 14-15]
Also recorded on November 10, 1971
- 014-015 2:45 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 299-010 2:45 PM · 35 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 2:45 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 299-012 2:45 PM · 15 sec — 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 2:45 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 014-016 2:50 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:50 pm.
- 299-013 2:50 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:50 pm.
- 014-017 2:51 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Barry M. Goldwater talked on the telephone from 2:51 pm to 2:54 pm.
- 299-014 2:51 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:51 pm to 2:54 pm.
- 299-015 2:51 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Richard J. Daley met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 3:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 299-011, November 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/299-011 (accessed September 22, 2026).