Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-081

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Gross

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 11:47 AM–11:55 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation010-081 on Tape 10 (tape position 02:37:56–02:38:05)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 11:47 AMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 11:55 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 010-081 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Congressman H.R. Gross of Iowa. This administrative exchange served as the precursor to a direct political consultation between the President and the Representative. No further discussion occurred during this brief segment.

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Yes, please.
H.R.
Gross, please.
Congressman Gross of Iowa.

NARA Description

On October 6, 1971, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-081 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 10-81

Date: October 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:47 am and 11:55 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 283-33A]

     Request for a call to H. R. Gross

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 283-033 11:50 AM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, H. R. Gross, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:50 am to 12:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 010-081, 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/010-081 (accessed October 8, 2026).