Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 596 › Conversation 596-010

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications

Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 12:30 PM–12:31 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation596-010 on Tape 596 (tape position 02:18:13–02:18:37)StartTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 12:30 PMEndTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 12:31 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 596-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon interacted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing communication. This brief exchange served as a logistical step to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief administrative interaction.

Audio

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NARA Description

On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 596-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 596-10

Date: October 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:30 pm and 12:31 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 11-125]

Also recorded on October 19, 1971

  • 596-008 12:23 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:23 pm.
  • 596-009 12:23 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:23 pm.
  • 596-023 12:23 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. V. Meares, Sylvia Lawry, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 596-011 12:31 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Ross Tomkins, Charlton (Rink) ("Rink") Reynders, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:31 pm to 12:33 pm.
  • 080-003 12:33 PM · 11 min — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 596-012 12:33 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:36 pm.
  • 596-013 12:36 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, Richard H. Poff, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:36 pm to 12:53 pm.
  • 011-128 12:42 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard H. Poff talked on the telephone from 12:42 pm to 12:43 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 596-010, October 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/596-010 (accessed September 28, 2026).