Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 633 › Conversation 633-010
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator
Thursday, December 9, 1971 · 11:23 AM–11:25 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon interacts briefly with the White House operator to facilitate communication. The exchange consists of the President abruptly refusing to speak to an unidentified individual. No substantive policy discussions or administrative actions occur during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On December 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 11:25 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 633-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 633-010 Date: December 9, 1971 Time: Unknown between 11:23 am and 11:25 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 16-67]
Also recorded on December 9, 1971
- 633-007 11:04 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Vernon A. Walters met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:04 am to 11:16 am.
- 633-008 11:16 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:16 am and 11:22 am.
- 633-009 11:22 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Christine Wilde, Jon M. Huntsman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:22 am to 11:23 am.
- 633-011 11:25 AM · 2 hr — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles R. Jonas, White House operator, Anna Lee Smith, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:25 am to 1:27 pm.
- 016-068 11:33 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles R. Jonas talked on the telephone from 11:33 am to 11:35 am.
- 016-069 11:35 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 11:53 am.
- 016-070 11:53 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter Scheel talked on the telephone from 11:53 am to 11:55 am.
- 016-071 11:55 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 2:38 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 633-010, December 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/633-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).