Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 556 › Conversation 556-011

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

Friday, August 6, 1971 · 12:13 PM–12:15 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation556-011 on Tape 556 (tape position 01:59:45–02:00:32)StartFriday, August 6, 1971 at 12:13 PMEndFriday, August 6, 1971 at 12:15 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 556-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief contact with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction served administrative purposes to connect the President with a third party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions occurred during this brief exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On August 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 556-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 556-11

Date: August 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:13 pm and 12:15 pm

Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 7-65]

Also recorded on August 6, 1971

  • 556-010 12:13 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 556-012 12:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:16 pm.
  • 007-066 12:16 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Wright Patman talked on the telephone from 12:16 pm to 12:17 pm.
  • 556-013 12:16 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Wright Patman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:17 pm.
  • 007-067 12:17 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 007-068 12:17 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 007-069 12:17 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 007-162 12:17 PM · 3 sec — the White House operator and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 556-011, August 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/556-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).