Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-135

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Lloyd J. Christie

Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 7:24 PM–7:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 42 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-135 on Tape 13 (tape position 04:10:43–04:11:26)StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 7:24 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 7:35 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-135 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to follow up on the status of a phone call he had initiated several days prior to Lloyd J. Christie in California. The President requested that the operator check their records to determine if Christie had returned the call or if there was any record of the previous attempt. The operator acknowledged the request and committed to verifying the status of the communication.

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Operator, I placed a call two or three days ago to a man in California.
Check your list and see if he's called in California.
About three days ago.
Or perhaps four days ago.
Yes, we'll check.
All right, Mr. Francis.

NARA Description

On November 4, 1971, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-135 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-135

Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:24 pm and 7:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Lloyd J. Christie
           -Previous call attempt

Also recorded on November 5, 1971

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  • 013-131 7:13 PM · 8 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.
  • 013-136 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-135, November 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-135 (accessed September 20, 2026).