Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-028

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Mamie Eisenhower

Friday, October 29, 1971 · 1:29 PM–2:39 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-028 on Tape 13 (tape position 01:03:51–01:04:10)StartFriday, October 29, 1971 at 1:29 PMEndFriday, October 29, 1971 at 2:39 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-028 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417190271 ↗

A 19-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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On October 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:29 pm and 2:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-028 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 013-028

Date: October 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:29 pm and 2:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 302-7]

     Request for a call to Mamie G.D. Eisenhower
         -Dr. Walter R. Tkach

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Yes, please.
Would you get Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower for me?
I think you'll check with Dr. Takashi.
I think she's in a hospital.
Yes, Mr. President, I do have the number.
Fine.
Mm-hmm.
  • 302-001 1:30 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:30 pm to 1:31 pm.
  • 302-002 1:31 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-003 1:31 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-004 1:31 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-005 1:31 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-006 1:31 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-007 1:31 PM · 18 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-008 1:31 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.

Conversation 013-028, October 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190271). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-028 (accessed October 28, 2026).