Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 310 › Conversation 310-009
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on John Ehrlichman
Saturday, December 18, 1971 · 2:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief communication through the White House operator to reach John Ehrlichman. The interaction serves as a functional bridge to facilitate a subsequent, more substantive discussion between the President and his domestic policy advisor. No significant policy decisions were reached during this short connection.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On December 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 310-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 310-9 Date: December 18, 1971 Time: 2:45 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 16-113]
Also recorded on December 18, 1971
- 310-001 2:32 PM · 18 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 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-002 2:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-003 2:32 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-004 2:32 PM · 39 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 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-005 2:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-006 2:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-007 2:32 PM · 49 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 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 016-113 2:45 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 310-009, December 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/310-009 (accessed October 10, 2026).