Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-043
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Tuesday, October 5, 1971 · 4:02 PM–4:26 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
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On October 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-043 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-43
Date: October 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:02 pm and 4:26 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 585-7C]
Request for a call to John B. ConnallyTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on October 5, 1971
- 585-004 3:27 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joseph L. Vicites, Cooper T. Holt, Charles W. Colson, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:27 pm to 3:49 pm.
- 585-005 3:49 PM · 4 min — Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 3:55 pm.
- 585-006 3:55 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 3:59 pm.
- 010-042 3:59 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 3:59 pm to 4:02 pm.
- 585-007 3:59 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, Charles W. Colson, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:59 pm to 4:02 pm.
- 010-044 4:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 4:26 pm to 4:30 pm.
- 010-045 4:30 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 5:18 pm.
- 585-008 4:33 PM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Tun Abdul Razak, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House operator, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:33 pm to 5:12 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 010-043, October 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-043 (accessed November 1, 2026).