Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 300 › Conversation 300-002
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on State Department
Tuesday, November 2, 1971 · 1:15 PM–1:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator regarding concerns about a specific individual’s frequent telephone activity from the State Department. The President sought information about a woman who had been placing an unusually high volume of calls, suggesting internal oversight or suspicion regarding her communications. The brief interaction focused on identifying the caller and monitoring her use of State Department facilities.
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NARA Description
On November 2, 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 1:15 pm and 1:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 300-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 300-002
Date: November 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 1:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 13-72]Also recorded on November 2, 1971
- 013-070 1:06 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John H. Rousselot talked on the telephone from 1:06 pm to 1:08 pm.
- 013-071 1:09 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Barber B. Conable, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:09 pm to 1:10 pm.
- 611-022 1:13 PM · 10 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 611-023 1:13 PM · 34 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 013-072 1:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:30 pm.
- 300-001 1:15 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:30 pm.
- 013-073 1:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 1:30 pm to 1:31 pm.
- 300-003 1:30 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:30 pm to 1:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 300-002, November 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/300-002 (accessed September 30, 2026).