Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 10 › Conversation 010-111
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 9:22 AM–10:24 AM ET · White House Telephone ·6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect Treasury Secretary John B. Connally with speechwriter William Safire. This administrative request was intended to facilitate communication between the two men regarding Safire's schedule. No further policy or strategic discussions were recorded in this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:22 am and 10:24 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-111 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-111
Date: October 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:22 am and 10:24 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 285-10B]
Request for a call to John B. Connally for William L. Safire
William Safire
-ScheduleAlso recorded on October 7, 1971
- 285-006 8:30 AM · 2 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 8:30 am and 8:50 am.
- 285-007 8:30 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:50 am.
- 285-008 8:50 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:50 am to 9:10 am.
- 010-110 9:22 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:22 am.
- 010-112 9:22 AM · 1 min — the White House operator, William L. Safire, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:22 am and 10:24 am.
- 285-009 9:22 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:22 am.
- 285-010 9:22 AM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, William L. Safire, White House operator, John B. Connally, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:22 am and 10:24 am.
- 010-113 10:24 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:24 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 010-111, 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/010-111 (accessed September 18, 2026).