Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-053
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George E. Allen
Tuesday, October 5, 1971 · 9:44 PM–9:50 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to George E. Allen. The brief exchange served solely as a request for the operator to facilitate this connection. No further policy discussions or significant developments were recorded during the interaction.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On October 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:44 pm and 9:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-053 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-53
Date: October 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:44 pm and 9:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to George E. AllenAlso recorded on October 6, 1971
- 010-051 9:25 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:25 pm.
- 010-052 9:25 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:25 pm to 9:44 pm.
- 010-054 9:50 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George E. Allen talked on the telephone from 9:50 pm to 9:51 pm.
- 283-004 7:55 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:03 am.
- 010-058 8:03 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:03 am.
- 283-005 8:03 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:03 am.
- 010-059 8:05 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:05 am.
- 010-060 8:05 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:05 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 010-053, October 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-053 (accessed September 28, 2026).