Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-010
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman
Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 8:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephonic request through the White House operator to reach his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. The exchange serves solely as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication with a key advisor. No substantive policy discussions or decision-making occurs during this connection attempt.
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NARA Description
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 011-010
Date: October 7, 1971
Time: 8:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on October 8, 1971
- 011-008 8:53 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 8:53 pm to 8:57 pm.
- 011-009 8:57 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:57 pm.
- 011-011 8:58 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:58 pm and 9:03 pm.
- 011-012 8:58 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:58 pm and 9:03 pm.
- 011-013 8:58 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:58 pm and 9:03 pm.
- 011-014 9:03 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:03 pm to 9:09 pm.
- 011-015 9:09 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 9:09 pm to 9:11 pm.
- 011-016 9:17 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:17 pm to 9:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 011-010, October 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).