Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-084

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

Wednesday, October 13, 1971 · 1:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation011-084 on Tape 11 (tape position 02:06:46–02:06:59)StartWednesday, October 13, 1971 at 1:09 PMEndWednesday, October 13, 1971 at 1:09 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-084 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417190065 ↗

A 13-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 1:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-084 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 011-084

 Date: October 13, 1971
 Time: 1:09 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The White House operator talked with the President.

 [See Conversation No. 590-11A]

        Frank E. Fitzsimmons's schedule

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Yeah.
Mr. President, Mr. Frank Fitzsimmons is in Chicago.
He's in a meeting, and they can get to him in about 20 minutes.
Would that be soon enough?
Sure.
Thank you, sir.
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  • 011-083 12:45 PM · 9 sec — 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.
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  • 011-085 1:43 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 1:43 pm to 1:50 pm.
  • 590-012 1:43 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank E. Fitzsimmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:43 pm to 1:50 pm.

Conversation 011-084, October 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190065). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-084 (accessed November 2, 2026).