Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-054
Nixon phone call with Allen
Tuesday, October 5, 1971 · 9:50 PM–9:51 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 min
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon engaged in a brief, personal telephone conversation with George E. Allen. Due to the withdrawal of the majority of the recording for personal reasons, no substantive policy or political matters are documented. The brief duration and restricted nature of the transcript indicate a private interaction rather than an official presidential briefing.
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NARA Description
On October 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and George E. Allen talked on the telephone from 9:50 pm to 9:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-054 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-54 Date: October 5, 1971 Time: 9:50 pm - 9:51 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with George E. Allen. ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 7m 32s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ******************************************************************************
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Also recorded on October 5, 1971
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- 010-049 5:29 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard H. Poff talked on the telephone from 5:29 pm to 5:33 pm.
- 010-050 5:33 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 9:25 pm.
- 585-016 5:39 PM · 35 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 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.
- 010-053 9:44 PM · 8 min — 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.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 010-054, 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/010-054 (accessed November 2, 2026).