Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 311 › Conversation 311-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Friday, December 31, 1971 · 9:11 PM–9:13 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the White House operator from his office in the Old Executive Office Building on New Year's Eve. The exchange served as a logistical contact point, likely to facilitate an outgoing call or manage administrative communications. No further substantive policy matters or specific directives were recorded during this brief interaction.
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 311-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 311-4 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. 17-118]
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.
- 311-003 9:11 PM · 15 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 311-004, 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/311-004 (accessed October 11, 2026).