Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-160

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Attorney General

Wednesday, October 20, 1971 · 10:35 AM–2:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation011-160 on Tape 11 (tape position 05:10:59–05:11:17)StartWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 10:35 AMEndWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 2:23 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-160 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to manage an incoming call from the Attorney General due to his busy schedule. He specified that he would be unavailable until 1:00 p.m. and directed the operator to hold the communication until that time. This brief exchange served to coordinate the President's availability for a pending high-level discussion.

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Yes, please.
If the Attorney General calls, I'm expecting a call, but I will be tied up till 1 o'clock.
Till 1.
So would you just hold the call till then, okay?
Yes, Mr.

NARA Description

On October 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 2:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-160 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 011-160

 Date: October 20, 1971
 Time: Unknown between 10:35 am and 2:23 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with the White House operator.

 [See Conversation No. 282-2]

        The President's schedule
             -Attorney General

Also recorded on October 20, 1971

  • 011-156 9:05 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Frederic V. Malek, Alexander P. Butterfield, and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 9:05 am to 9:19 am.
  • 597-002 9:17 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Frederic V. Malek, and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:17 am to 9:25 am.
  • 011-157 9:19 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 9:19 am to 9:25 am.
  • 011-158 9:25 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 10:23 am.
  • 597-003 9:28 AM · 2 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Bryce N. Harlow, Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:28 am to 12:20 pm.
  • 011-159 10:23 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Bryce N. Harlow talked on the telephone from 10:23 am to 10:35 am.
  • 011-161 10:35 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 2:23 pm.
  • 011-162 10:35 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 2:23 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-160, October 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-160 (accessed October 23, 2026).