Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 576 › Conversation 576-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications

Saturday, September 18, 1971 · 9:59 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation576-002 on Tape 576 (tape position 00:05:47–00:06:05)StartSaturday, September 18, 1971 at 9:59 AMEndSaturday, September 18, 1971 at 9:59 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 576-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon spoke with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This brief interaction served as a technical precursor to an outgoing call, as indicated by the President's instruction regarding the destination of the communication. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief administrative exchange.

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NARA Description

On September 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 576-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 576-002

Date: September 18, 1971
Time: 9:59 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 009-071]

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Also recorded on September 18, 1971

  • 576-001 9:57 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:57 am to 9:59 am.
  • 009-072 9:59 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:59 am to 10:00 am.
  • 576-003 9:59 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:59 am to 10:00 am.
  • 009-073 10:00 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:00 am.
  • 576-004 10:00 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:00 am.
  • 009-074 10:01 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:01 am.
  • 009-075 10:01 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 10:05 am.
  • 009-076 10:05 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:05 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 576-002, September 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/576-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).