Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-114
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator
Monday, October 25, 1971 · 2:37 PM–2:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
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On October 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:37 pm and 2:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-114 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 012-114
Date: October 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:37 pm and 2:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 304-7]
Request for call to Charles W. ColsonTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on October 25, 1971
- 012-112 2:37 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:37 pm.
- 012-113 2:37 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:37 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 304-005 2:37 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:37 pm.
- 304-006 2:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:37 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 304-007 2:37 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:37 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 012-115 2:40 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:40 pm to 2:59 pm.
- 304-008 2:40 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 2:59 pm.
- 012-116 3:01 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 3:01 pm to 3:11 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 012-114, October 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191729). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-114 (accessed November 3, 2026).