Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 301 › Conversation 301-008
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Walter Annenberg
Wednesday, November 3, 1971 · 12:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directs the White House operator to place an urgent call to Ambassador Walter Annenberg in London. The brief administrative exchange focuses on establishing direct communication with the U.S. embassy. This interaction reflects the President's immediate need to consult with his diplomatic representative regarding ongoing foreign policy matters.
- Walter Annenberg
- Diplomacy
- White House Communications
- Foreign Policy
- Ambassador
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NARA Description
On November 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 301-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 301-8 Date: November 3, 1971 Time: 12:16 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 13-97]
Also recorded on November 3, 1971
- 013-097 12:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:16 pm.
- 013-098 12:16 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 301-009 12:16 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:30 pm.
- 301-010 12:16 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:30 pm.
- 301-011 12:16 PM · 39 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 12:16 pm and 12:30 pm.
- 301-012 12:16 PM · 3 sec — 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 12:16 pm and 12:30 pm.
- 301-013 12:20 PM · 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:20 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 013-099 12:22 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:22 pm to 12:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 301-008, November 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/301-008 (accessed September 30, 2026).