Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 476 › Conversation 476-018
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Arthur Burns
Friday, April 9, 1971 · 1:35 PM–1:47 PM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Dr. Arthur Burns. This brief exchange serves strictly as a procedural instruction to facilitate communication between the President and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve. No substantive policy discussions or further actions occurred during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On April 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 476-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 476-18 Date: April 9, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 1-60]
Also recorded on April 9, 1971
- 001-060 1:35 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
- 001-061 1:35 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
- 001-062 1:35 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
- 476-017 1:35 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
- 476-019 1:35 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
- 476-020 1:35 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
- 476-021 1:35 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
- 476-022 1:35 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 476-018, April 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/476-018 (accessed October 12, 2026).