Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-058

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 10:16 AM–10:31 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation011-058 on Tape 11 (tape position 01:30:06–01:30:14)StartTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 10:16 AMEndTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 10:31 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-058 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to be connected with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. This brief administrative interaction serves as a bridge to facilitate further communication with his staff. The conversation focuses solely on establishing this connection.

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NARA Description

On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:31 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-058 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 011-058

 Date: October 12, 1971
 Time: Unknown between 10:16 am and 10:31 am
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with the White House operator.

 [See Conversation No. 288-15]

Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

        Request for call to Rose Mary Woods

Also recorded on October 12, 1971

  • 011-056 10:04 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 10:14 am.
  • 288-012 10:04 AM · 12 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 10:04 am and 10:14 am.
  • 011-057 10:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 10:14 am to 10:16 am.
  • 288-013 10:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:14 am to 10:16 am.
  • 288-014 10:16 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:31 am.
  • 288-015 10:16 AM · 17 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 10:16 am and 10:31 am.
  • 288-016 10:16 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:16 am to 10:31 am.
  • 011-059 10:31 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 10:31 am to 10:32 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-058, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-058 (accessed October 12, 2026).