Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-131

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Vernon C. Coffey

Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 7:13 PM–7:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-131 on Tape 13 (tape position 04:09:30–04:09:38)StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 7:13 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 7:15 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-131 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417190477 ↗

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On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:13 pm and 7:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-131 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 013-131

Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:13 pm and 7:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Vernon C. Coffey or Craig S. Campbell

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Could you get me coffee or Campbell, either one?
Yes, sir.
  • 013-129 7:13 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:13 pm.
  • 013-130 7:13 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:13 pm and 7:15 pm.
  • 013-132 7:15 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig S. Campbell talked on the telephone from 7:15 pm to 7:16 pm.
  • 013-133 7:16 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:16 pm and 7:23 pm.
  • 013-134 7:23 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:23 pm to 7:24 pm.
  • 013-135 7:24 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 7:35 pm.
  • 013-136 7:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 7:35 pm.
  • 013-137 7:24 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 7:35 pm.

Conversation 013-131, November 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190477). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-131 (accessed October 29, 2026).