Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 552 › Conversation 552-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator

Friday, July 30, 1971 · 9:54 AM–10:23 AM ET · Oval Office ·11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation552-002 onTape 552 (tape position 00:09:48–00:11:16)StartFriday, July 30, 1971 at 9:54 AMEndFriday, July 30, 1971 at 10:23 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 552-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. The conversation serves as a routine procedural step to bridge a call to another party. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were addressed during this exchange.

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NARA Description

On July 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:23 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 552-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 552-2

Date: July 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:54 am and 10:23 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 7-37]

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  • 067-005 9:54 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.
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  • 067-007 9:54 AM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.
  • 067-009 9:54 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 552-002, July 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/552-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).