Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-059
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Harry S. Dent
Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 8:05 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication with the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Harry S. Dent. This brief interaction served as a logistical request to facilitate direct contact with a key political advisor. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this connection attempt.
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NARA Description
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:05 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-059 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-59
Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 8:05 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 283-6]
Request for a call to Harry S. DentAlso recorded on October 6, 1971
- 010-058 8:03 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:03 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.
- 010-061 8:05 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:05 am.
- 010-062 8:05 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:05 am.
- 283-006 8:05 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 8:05 am.
- 283-007 8:05 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:05 am.
- 283-008 8:05 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:05 am.
- 283-009 8:05 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:05 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 010-059, 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/010-059 (accessed September 28, 2026).