Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 579 › Conversation 579-013
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. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to connect the President with a third party. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this operator-assisted connection.
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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 579-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 579-13 Date: September 28, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:51 pm and 5:53 pm Location: Oval Office The White House operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 10-16]
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.
- 579-012 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 579-013, 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/579-013 (accessed October 2, 2026).