Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 619 › Conversation 619-027

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

Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 12:30 PM–12:33 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation619-027 on Tape 619 (tape position 02:31:39–02:31:58)StartTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 12:30 PMEndTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 12:33 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 619-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction was brief and focused exclusively on establishing a telephone connection with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this administrative exchange.

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NARA Description

On November 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 619-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 619-27

Date: November 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:30 pm and 12:33 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator..

[See Conversation No. 14-130]

Also recorded on November 16, 1971

  • 619-022 12:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:22 pm.
  • 619-023 12:22 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John H. Hogue, William E. Timmons, Clark MacGregor, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:25 pm.
  • 619-024 12:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:25 pm.
  • 619-025 12:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George L. Grassmuck, Alexander P. Butterfield, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:28 pm.
  • 619-026 12:28 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 014-130 12:30 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:33 pm.
  • 014-131 12:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:33 pm.
  • 619-028 12:33 PM · 1 hr 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, Peter M. Flanigan, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:33 pm to 1:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 619-027, November 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/619-027 (accessed October 1, 2026).