Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 579 › Conversation 579-012
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator
Tuesday, September 28, 1971 · 5:51 PM–5:53 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a routine administrative step to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or policy decisions occurred during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On September 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:51 pm and 5:53 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 579-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 579-12 Date: September 28, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:51 pm and 5:53 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 10-15]
Also recorded on September 28, 1971
- 010-015 5:51 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:51 pm.
- 010-016 5:51 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:51 pm and 5:53 pm.
- 010-017 5:51 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:51 pm and 5:53 pm.
- 579-013 5:51 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:51 pm and 5:53 pm.
- 579-014 5:51 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:51 pm and 5:53 pm.
- 579-015 5:51 PM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:51 pm and 6:42 pm.
- 010-018 5:53 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:53 pm to 5:54 pm.
- 010-019 5:55 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:26 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 579-012, September 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/579-012 (accessed October 2, 2026).