Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 310 › Conversation 310-020
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential operations
Sunday, December 26, 1971 · 11:21 AM–11:25 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a telephonic communication. This brief interaction served as a logistical step to connect the President with an outside party. No substantive policy discussions or major administrative decisions occurred during this exchange.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On December 26, 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 11:21 am and 11:25 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 310-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 310-20 Date: December 26, 1971 Time: Unknown between 11:21 am and 11:25 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 17-97]
Also recorded on December 26, 1971
- 017-097 11:21 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 11:25 pm.
- 310-021 11:21 AM · 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 11:21 am and 11:25 am.
- 017-098 11:25 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 11:25 am to 11:30 am.
- 310-022 11:25 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:25 am to 11:30 am.
- 017-099 11:30 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 11:45 am.
- 310-023 11:30 AM · 16 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 11:30 am and 11:45 am.
- 017-100 11:45 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:45 am to 11:52 am.
- 310-024 11:45 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:45 am to 11:52 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 310-020, December 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/310-020 (accessed October 11, 2026).