Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-083

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Frank E. Fitzsimmons

Wednesday, October 13, 1971 · 12:45 PM–1:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation011-083 on Tape 11 (tape position 02:06:36–02:06:46)StartWednesday, October 13, 1971 at 12:45 PMEndWednesday, October 13, 1971 at 1:09 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-083 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417190063 ↗

A 9-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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On October 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-083 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 011-083

 Date: October 13, 1971

 Time: Unknown between 12:45 pm and 1:09 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with the White House operator.

 [See Conversation No. 590-10A]

        Request for call to Frank E. Fitzsimmons

        Teamsters Union

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Mr. Frank Fitzsimmons of the head of the Teamsters Union, please.
Thank you, sir.
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Conversation 011-083, October 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190063). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-083 (accessed November 2, 2026).