Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-041
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Richard A. Moore
Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 1:58 PM–3:53 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
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On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 012-041
Date: October 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:58 pm and 3:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 281-44]
Request for call to Richard A. MooreTranscript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 012-041, October 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191589). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-041 (accessed October 30, 2026).