Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-007

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald Reagan

Tuesday, October 26, 1971 · 10:18 AM–11:13 AM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-007 on Tape 13 (tape position 00:03:56–00:04:02)StartTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 10:18 AMEndTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 11:13 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to California Governor Ronald Reagan. This brief administrative interaction serves as the preliminary step for the President to establish direct communication with the Governor. The call concludes immediately after the request is processed.

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Governor Reagan, please.
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On October 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 11:13 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-007

Date: October 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:18 am and 11:13 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 602-2]

     Request for a call to the Ronald W. Reagan

Also recorded on October 26, 1971

  • 013-003 10:15 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:15 am to 10:16 am.
  • 013-004 10:16 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:17 am.
  • 013-005 10:17 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone from 10:17 am to 10:18 am.
  • 013-006 10:18 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 11:13 am.
  • 602-002 11:09 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:13 am.
  • 602-003 11:09 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:13 am.
  • 013-008 11:13 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan talked on the telephone from 11:13 am to 11:25 am.
  • 602-004 11:13 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:13 am to 11:25 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-007, October 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).