Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-108

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Richmond

Monday, October 18, 1971 · 2:24 PM–4:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation011-108 on Tape 11 (tape position 03:13:07–03:13:09)StartMonday, October 18, 1971 at 2:24 PMEndMonday, October 18, 1971 at 4:56 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-108 ↗

President Nixon consulted with an unidentified individual regarding political developments in Richmond. The discussion focused on localized electoral or regional concerns relevant to his administration's political strategy. No further details regarding specific actions or outcomes were documented in this brief fragment.

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And we're at Richmond...

On October 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 4:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-108 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 011-108

 Date: October 18, 1971
 Time: Unknown between 2:24 pm and 4:56 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President conferred with an unknown person.

        Richmond

 [Conversation 11-109 originally began here but has been merged with conversation 11 -108.]

 The President talked with the White House operator.

 [See Conversation No. 291-11A]

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

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Conversation 011-108, October 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-108 (accessed September 28, 2026).