Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 311 › Conversation 311-003
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on CBS and Media relations
Friday, December 31, 1971 · 9:11 PM–9:13 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the White House operator obtain a contact number for an unnamed individual at CBS. The brief interaction focused on facilitating communication with the news network for an unspecified purpose. No further substantive details regarding the identity of the contact or the nature of the inquiry were recorded during the exchange.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On December 31, 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 9:11 pm and 9:13 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 311-3 Date: December 31, 1971 Time: Unknown between 9:11 pm and 9:13 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 17-117]
Also recorded on January 1, 1972
- 017-116 9:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Elmer H. Bobst talked on the telephone from 9:08 pm to 9:11 pm.
- 311-002 9:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Elmer H. Bobst met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:08 pm to 9:11 pm.
- 017-117 9:11 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:11 pm and 9:13 pm.
- 017-118 9:11 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:11 pm and 9:13 pm.
- 311-004 9:11 PM · 8 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 9:11 pm and 9:13 pm.
- 017-119 9:13 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:13 pm to 9:14 pm.
- 311-005 9:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:13 pm to 9:14 pm.
- 017-120 9:14 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 pm and 9:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 311-003, January 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/311-003 (accessed October 11, 2026).