Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-086

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bryce N. Harlow

Friday, October 22, 1971 · 3:35 PM–5:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation012-086 on Tape 12 (tape position 03:19:39–03:19:46)StartFriday, October 22, 1971 at 3:35 PMEndFriday, October 22, 1971 at 5:20 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 012-086 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Bryce N. Harlow. This administrative interaction was initiated to facilitate direct communication between the President and Harlow. The recording consists primarily of the request to connect the two parties.

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Hello, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On October 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 3:35 pm to 5:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-086 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 012-086

Date: October 22, 1971
Time: 3:35 pm- 5:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for call to Bryce N. Harlow

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  • 012-084 3:14 PM · 4 min — Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:14 pm and 3:30 pm.
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  • 012-087 5:20 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Bryce N. Harlow, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 5:20 pm to 5:27 pm.
  • 012-088 5:40 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Emilio Colombo talked on the telephone from 5:40 pm to 5:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 012-086, October 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-086 (accessed October 12, 2026).