Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 300 › Conversation 300-006

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator

Tuesday, November 2, 1971 · 2:03 PM–2:26 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation300-006 on Tape 300 (tape position 00:07:09–00:07:27)StartTuesday, November 2, 1971 at 2:03 PMEndTuesday, November 2, 1971 at 2:26 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 300-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request to place a telephone call to an individual identified only as "Shots." The interaction is brief, serving strictly as a logistical communication between the President and the White House operator to facilitate a connection. No substantive policy matters or political developments are addressed during this exchange.

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Shots, please.

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 2:03 pm and 2:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 300-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 300-006

Date: November 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:03 pm and 2:26 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 13-74]

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Also recorded on November 2, 1971

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 300-004 1:31 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:26 pm.
  • 300-005 1:31 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:26 pm.
  • 013-074 2:03 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:03 pm and 2:26 pm.
  • 013-075 2:26 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 2:26 pm to 2:34 pm.
  • 300-007 2:26 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:26 pm to 2:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 300-006, 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/300-006 (accessed September 30, 2026).