Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 454 › Conversation 454-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Peter M. Flanigan

Saturday, February 20, 1971 · 10:32 AM–10:58 AM ET · Oval Office ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation454-008 onTape 454 (tape position 02:14:44–02:15:53)StartSaturday, February 20, 1971 at 10:32 AMEndSaturday, February 20, 1971 at 10:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 454-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a phone connection with Peter M. Flanigan. The brief interaction focused on the logistics of reaching the Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange beyond the operational request to initiate the call.

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NARA Description

On February 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 10:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 454-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 454-8

Date: February 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:32 am and 10:58 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator [?]

     Peter M. Flanigan

Also recorded on February 20, 1971

  • 454-009 10:58 AM · 3 hr 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Peter M. Flanigan, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, Robert C. Tyson, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Rose Mary Woods, John D. Ehrlichman, John C. Whitaker, Elizabeth Bradley Whitaker, David Shriver, White House photographer, Charles W. Colson, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:58 am to 2:42 pm.
  • 454-010 2:44 PM · 9 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 11:59 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 454-008, February 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/454-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).