Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-126
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Executive decision-making
Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 7:53 AM–12:42 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
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On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:53 am and 12:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-126 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 011-126
Date: October 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:53 am and 12:42 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President conferred with an unknown person.
[Unintelligible]
[Conversation 11-127 originally began here but has been merged with conversation 11 -126.]
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 596-13A]
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Also recorded on October 19, 1971
- 011-123 7:53 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:53 am and 12:42 pm.
- 011-124 7:53 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:53 am and 12:42 pm.
- 011-125 7:53 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:53 am and 12:42 pm.
- 011-127 7:53 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:53 am and 12:42 pm.
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- 596-003 10:14 AM · 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:14 am to 10:55 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 011-126, October 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190143). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-126 (accessed November 1, 2026).