Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-063

Nixon phone call with Dent on Textiles and Japan

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 8:09 AM–8:21 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Dent, Harry S.Conversation010-063 on Tape 10 (tape position 02:04:44–02:17:11)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 8:09 AMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 8:21 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 010-063 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Harry S. Dent discuss ongoing negotiations regarding textile trade agreements with Japan and Taiwan, specifically addressing the need to prevent the State Department from undermining the October 15th deadline. Additionally, the pair consults on a potential campaign contribution from John Rollins. Nixon explicitly directs Dent to ensure that all financial discussions are handled by John Mitchell or H. R. Haldeman to maintain the President's personal distance from the solicitation.

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Yeah.
I have Mr. Dent, Mr. President.
Yeah.
Yes, sir.
Mr. President, one thing, too, on this textile question.
I talked to this fellow, Jurek, who was back yesterday from over there in Japan.
He's got Taiwan in his pocket, and he thinks he's got Japan 90% lined up.
But there's one essential thing he says.
there's been too much undercutting of him by state saying that, you know, we're not going to really do this thing on October 15th if they don't do it.
And he says it's absolutely essential that that position be maintained to enable him to avoid you a problem on the 15th.
Yeah, yeah.
All right.
Yes, sir.
We'll try to keep him from undercutting us.
Right, sir.
Right.
Right.
John Rollins is willing to raise some money to put into such a thing.
That's what he wants to talk to you about privately.
Well, let me tell you this.
He should not talk to me about it.
He mentioned it a little, but I mustn't know one thing about it.
Now, the fellow that he should talk to about that is Mitchell.
Mitchell knows.
I'll head him in that direction.
Mitchell is all on salvo on it.
Right.
Or wait a minute.
I'm Dr. Holliman.
That's a little bit better.
He'll think he's a little closer to me.
Right.
Because it can be done.
Right.
It can be done.
He'll put money in there.

NARA Description

On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Harry S. Dent talked on the telephone from 8:09 am to 8:21 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-063 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 10-63

Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 8:09 am - 8:21 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 283-10]

     Harry S. Dent

The President talked with Dent between 8:09 am and 8:21 am.

[See Conversation No. 283-10]

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 6m 59s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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    Textiles
         -Anthony J. Jurich
              -Japan
              -Taiwan, Republic of China
              -Japan
                   -State Department efforts

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 1m 29s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3

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    Campaign contribution
        -John Rollins
             -President’s knowledge
             -John N. Mitchell
             -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 2m 43s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4

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Also recorded on October 6, 1971

  • 010-059 8:05 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:05 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.
  • 283-010 8:09 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Harry S. Dent met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:09 am to 8:21 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 010-063, 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/010-063 (accessed October 1, 2026).