Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-125
Nixon phone call with Safire on Phase II economic policy and speechwriting
Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 12:01 PM–12:02 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec
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President Nixon consulted with William Safire to check on the progress of a draft for an upcoming Phase II economic policy speech. Safire confirmed that the document was in the final stages of proofreading and would be delivered to the President immediately. Nixon emphasized the urgency of the delivery to ensure he received the materials in a timely manner.
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NARA Description
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 12:01 pm to 12:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-125 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-125
Date: October 7, 1971
Time: 12:01 pm - 12:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with William L. Safire.
Phase II speech, October 7, 1971
-Schedule for delivery of draft to PresidentAlso recorded on October 7, 1971
- 010-123 11:51 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:51 am to 11:56 am.
- 010-124 11:56 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 12:01 pm.
- 010-126 12:02 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:26 pm.
- 010-141 12:02 PM · 24 sec — the recording device engaged at 12:02 pm, but the conversation appears to be blank.
- 285-017 12:16 PM · 5 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 12:16 pm and 12:26 pm.
- 285-018 12:16 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:16 pm to 12:27 pm.
- 010-127 12:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 12:26 pm to 12:27 pm.
- 010-128 12:28 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 010-125, 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/010-125 (accessed October 12, 2026).