Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-011
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman
Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 8:58 PM–9:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to contact him once H. R. Haldeman arrived at his destination. The brief exchange served to coordinate communication channels between the President and his Chief of Staff. No further policy or strategic matters were discussed during this connection.
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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 8:58 pm and 9:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 011-011
Date: October 7, 1971
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Time: Unknown between 8:58 pm and 9:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's scheduleAlso 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.
- 011-010 8:58 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:58 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 011-011, 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/011-011 (accessed October 6, 2026).