Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 300 › Conversation 300-042
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telephone operations
Tuesday, November 9, 1971 · 4:24 PM–4:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief interaction with the White House operator to inquire about the status of a specific, previously requested telephone call. The exchange serves as a functional check on the connectivity and progress of official communications being routed through the White House switchboard. No substantive policy matters are addressed, as the President is solely focused on confirming the logistics of the pending connection.
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NARA Description
On November 9, 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 4:24 pm and 4:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 300-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 300-042 Date: November 9, 1971 Time: Unknown between 4:24 pm and 4:31 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 14-7]
Also recorded on November 9, 1971
- 014-006 4:24 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:24 pm.
- 014-007 4:24 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:24 pm and 4:31 pm.
- 300-040 4:24 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 4:24 pm.
- 300-041 4:24 PM · 3 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 4:24 pm and 4:31 pm.
- 300-043 4:24 PM · 9 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 4:24 pm and 4:31 pm.
- 014-008 4:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Silvio O. Conte talked on the telephone from 4:31 pm to 4:32 pm.
- 300-044 4:31 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Silvio O. Conte met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:31 pm to 4:32 pm.
- 300-045 4:36 PM · 29 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:36 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 300-042, November 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/300-042 (accessed September 30, 2026).