Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-061

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Harry S. Dent

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 8:05 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation010-061 on Tape 10 (tape position 02:04:31–02:04:38)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 8:05 AMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 8:05 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 010-061 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinated with the White House operator to facilitate communication with Harry S. Dent. The operator confirmed that Dent was en route to his office and that a message had been left for him to address upon his arrival. This brief exchange served as a logistical check-in regarding Dent’s availability for contact.

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Mr. President, Mr. Dent's on his way to the office and I've left for him.

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 010-061 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 10-61

Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 8:05 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 283-8]

     Harry S. Dent's schedule

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  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 010-061, 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/010-061 (accessed October 23, 2026).