Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-004

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

Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 5:50 PM–8:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation011-004 on Tape 11 (tape position 00:02:29–00:02:34)StartThursday, October 7, 1971 at 5:50 PMEndThursday, October 7, 1971 at 8:11 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to initiate a direct line of communication between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this request for assistance.

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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 5:50 pm and 8:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 011-004

 Date: October 7, 1971
 Time: Unknown between 5:50 pm and 8:11 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with the White House operator.

        Request for call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on October 7, 1971

  • 011-001 5:36 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:36 pm.
  • 011-002 5:36 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:36 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 286-005 5:36 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:36 pm.
  • 286-006 5:36 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:36 pm to 6:10 pm.
  • 011-003 5:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 5:49 pm to 5:50 pm.
  • 286-007 6:10 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 7:11 pm.
  • 286-008 6:10 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 7:11 pm.
  • 286-009 6:10 PM · 2 min — 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 6:10 pm and 7:11 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-004, 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/011-004 (accessed October 6, 2026).