Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-079

Nixon phone call with Safire on Time management

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 11:44 AM–11:45 AM ET · White House Telephone · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Safire, William L.Conversation010-079 on Tape 10 (tape position 02:36:14–02:36:43)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 11:44 AMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 11:45 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 010-079 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and speechwriter William Safire discussed adjustments to the President's upcoming schedule to accommodate his departure time. Nixon requested that a previously planned meeting be moved to 4:00 pm to ensure it concluded before he needed to leave at 5:30 pm. The brief call concluded with both parties confirming the new time and expressing satisfaction with the progress of their ongoing work.

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Yeah.
Mr. Sapphire, Mr. President.
Yeah.
Hello, Mr. President.
Just one small thing.
If you could move that up to 4 o'clock, it would be a little better.
Fine.
That will give me a...
I find I have to leave here about 5.30 or so.
Okay.
So that way...
But that's plenty soon, 4 o'clock.
Okay, fine.
I'll be ready.
Good.
And I think we've got a very good start.

NARA Description

On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 11:44 am to 11:45 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-079 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 10-79

Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 11:44 am - 11:45 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with William L. Safire.

[See Conversation No. 278-30]

     Timing
          -President's schedule

Also recorded on October 6, 1971

  • 010-077 11:39 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:44 am.
  • 010-078 11:39 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:44 am.
  • 283-029 11:39 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:44 am.
  • 283-030 11:44 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:44 am to 11:45 am.
  • 010-080 11:46 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:46 am to 11:47 am.
  • 283-031 11:46 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:46 am to 11:47 am.
  • 010-081 11:47 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:55 am.
  • 283-032 11:47 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:50 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 010-079, 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/010-079 (accessed October 20, 2026).