Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-069
Nixon phone call with Kissinger on Hugh Scott and White House logistics
Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 8:32 AM–8:50 AM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discuss the scheduling and arrival of Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott at the White House. The conversation focuses on coordinating this meeting as the President instructs Kissinger to maintain ongoing efforts regarding the logistics of Scott's visit. This brief exchange serves to manage the President's immediate morning agenda and ensures the senator's arrival is handled appropriately.
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NARA Description
On October 6, 1971, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-069 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-69
Date: October 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:32 am and 8:50 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 283-15C]
The President conferred with Henry A. Kissinger in the background.
Hugh Scott's scheduleAlso 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.
- 010-068 8:32 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:32 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 010-069, 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/010-069 (accessed October 8, 2026).