Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 626 › Conversation 626-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on administrative…

Tuesday, November 30, 1971 · 11:23 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation626-009 on Tape 626 (tape position 02:19:18–02:19:55)StartTuesday, November 30, 1971 at 11:23 AMEndTuesday, November 30, 1971 at 11:23 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 626-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to place an outgoing call. The interaction serves as a functional administrative bridge to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant decisions occur during this brief exchange.

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Take her, please.

NARA Description

On November 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:23 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 626-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 626-9

Date: November 30, 1971
Time: 11:23 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 15-174]

Also recorded on November 30, 1971

  • 626-004 9:45 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:54 am.
  • 626-005 9:45 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:54 am.
  • 626-006 9:54 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:06 am.
  • 626-007 10:06 AM · 60 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Robert H. Finch, Herbert G. Klein, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:06 am to 11:05 am.
  • 626-008 11:06 AM · 12 min — Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:06 am to 11:19 am.
  • 015-174 11:23 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:23 am.
  • 626-010 11:23 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:23 am to 12:03 pm.
  • 626-011 12:03 PM · 11 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 3:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 626-009, November 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/626-009 (accessed October 9, 2026).