Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 580 › Conversation 580-011

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

Wednesday, September 29, 1971 · 11:54 AM–11:58 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation580-011 on Tape 580 (tape position 01:14:48–01:15:15)StartWednesday, September 29, 1971 at 11:54 AMEndWednesday, September 29, 1971 at 11:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 580-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction served as a routine administrative task to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant decisions occurred during this brief exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On September 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 580-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 580-11

Date: September 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:54 am and 11:58 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 10-28]

Also recorded on September 29, 1971

  • 580-006 11:15 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 11:54 am.
  • 580-010 11:54 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:54 am.
  • 580-013 11:55 AM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 1:08 pm.
  • 010-028 11:58 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:58 am.
  • 010-029 11:58 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:58 am to 12:00 pm.
  • 010-031 11:58 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:58 am and 7:19 pm.
  • 580-012 11:58 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:58 am to 12:00 pm.
  • 010-030 12:00 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 7:19 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 580-011, September 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/580-011 (accessed October 2, 2026).