Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-060

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Moscow and Time zones

Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 11:19 AM–11:20 AM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation011-060 on Tape 11 (tape position 01:31:00–01:31:19)StartTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 11:19 AMEndTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 11:20 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-060 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417190017 ↗

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NARA Description

On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 11:19 am to 11:20 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-060 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 011-060

 Date: October 12, 1971
 Time: 11:19 am - 11:20 am
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

 [See Conversation No. 288-21]

        Moscow time

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Yeah.
Mr. Haldeman, Mr. President.
Yeah, what is the Moscow time?
Bob.
Yes, sir.
What's the Moscow time?
Moscow time is 7, 8, or 9.
I'm almost sure it's 9, but let me check it to be sure.
Well, I think it's 8, but nevertheless, I'll be over and just have it for me when I get there.
Right.
Yes, sir.

Also recorded on October 12, 1971

  • 288-017 10:32 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 11:19 am.
  • 288-018 10:32 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 11:19 am.
  • 288-021 11:19 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:19 am to 11:20 am.
  • 011-061 11:20 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 1:32 pm.
  • 288-022 11:20 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:22 am.
  • 588-007 11:55 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:55 am to 11:58 am.
  • 588-008 11:59 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:59 am to 12:01 pm.
  • 078-006 12:01 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Carl B. Albert, Leslie C. Arends, Gerald R. Ford, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, George H. Mahon, Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, Hugh Scott, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, John C. Stennis, Allen J. Ellender, Milton R. Young, William E. Timmons, John A. Scali, Eugene S. Cowen, Clark MacGregor, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 12:01 pm to 12:54 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-060, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190017). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-060 (accessed November 1, 2026).