Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-068

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Hugh Scott

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 8:32 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation010-068 on Tape 10 (tape position 02:24:55–02:25:01)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 8:32 AMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 8:32 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 010-068 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Senator Hugh Scott. This brief communication served as a logistical request to initiate direct contact with the Senate Minority Leader. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this specific exchange.

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Yes sir.
Senator Scott, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:32 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-068 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 10-68

Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 8:32 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 283-15B]

     Request for a call to Hugh Scott

Also recorded on October 6, 1971

  • 283-011 8:22 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:22 am.
  • 010-065 8:25 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Barry M. Goldwater talked on the telephone from 8:25 am to 8:27 am.
  • 283-013 8:25 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:25 am to 8:27 am.
  • 010-066 8:27 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:27 am and 8:28 am.
  • 283-014 8:27 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:27 am.
  • 010-067 8:28 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and David N. Henderson talked on the telephone from 8:28 am to 8:32 am.
  • 283-015 8:28 AM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, David N. Henderson, White House operator, and Hugh Scott met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:28 am to 9:05 am.
  • 010-069 8:32 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 8:50 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 010-068, 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/010-068 (accessed October 8, 2026).