Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 302 › Conversation 302-016
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Nelson A. Rockefeller
Friday, October 29, 1971 · 3:08 PM–3:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Governor. No further substantive policy matters were addressed during this short administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On October 29, 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 3:08 pm and 3:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 302-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 302-16
Date: October 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:08 pm and 3:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 13-35]
Request for a call to Nelson A. RockefellerAlso recorded on October 29, 1971
- 013-032 2:58 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 2:58 pm to 2:59 pm.
- 013-033 2:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:59 pm and 3:06 pm.
- 302-014 3:05 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 an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:06 pm.
- 013-034 3:06 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 3:06 pm to 3:08 pm.
- 302-015 3:06 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:06 pm to 3:08 pm.
- 013-035 3:08 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:10 pm.
- 013-036 3:10 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 3:10 pm to 3:20 pm.
- 302-017 3:10 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:10 pm to 3:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 302-016, October 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/302-016 (accessed September 30, 2026).