Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-100
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication
Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 7:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a personal telephone call to his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. This brief communication served solely as a logistical request to establish a connection with a family member. No policy matters or official administrative business were conducted during this interaction.
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NARA Description
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-100 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-100
Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 7:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Tricia Nixon CoxAlso recorded on October 6, 1971
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- 010-099 5:19 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:19 pm to 5:22 pm.
- 284-015 5:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 284-016 5:25 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 284-017 5:30 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:30 pm to 5:45 pm.
- 010-101 7:31 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:31 pm to 7:38 pm.
- 285-001 7:55 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:55 pm and 9:18 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 010-100, 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/010-100 (accessed October 11, 2026).