Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-107
Nixon phone call with Acker on William Safire and Staff communication
Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 9:18 PM–9:19 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted his staff via Marjorie P. Acker to request an urgent communication from speechwriter William Safire. The purpose of the call was to ensure Safire would reach out to the President immediately upon his arrival at his current location. This brief exchange served to facilitate direct contact between the President and his advisor regarding an unspecified pending matter.
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NARA Description
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 9:18 pm to 9:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-107 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-107
Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 9:18 pm - 9:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Marjorie P. Acker.
[See Conversation No. 285-3]
William L. Safire's schedule
-Return call to the PresidentAlso recorded on October 7, 1971
- 284-022 8:40 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William L. Safire, and Nellie L. Yates met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:40 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 010-105 8:54 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Nellie L. Yates talked on the telephone from 8:54 pm to 8:55 pm.
- 285-002 8:55 PM · 4 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 8:55 pm and 9:18 pm.
- 010-106 9:18 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:18 pm.
- 285-003 9:18 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:18 pm to 9:19 pm.
- 010-108 9:23 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:23 pm.
- 010-109 9:23 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 9:23 pm to 9:31 pm.
- 285-004 9:23 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:23 pm to 9:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 010-107, October 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-107 (accessed October 24, 2026).