Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-044
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Delegation appointments
Thursday, November 11, 1971 · 3:32 PM–3:33 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon discussed the vetting of potential political appointees recommended by Jeremiah Milbank. The conversation focused on the suitability of Robert Dunlop and Bernard J. Lasker for upcoming delegation assignments, with specific concerns regarding financial arrangements and family accompaniment. The President directed that all relevant documentation be forwarded to H.R. Haldeman to finalize the review process.
- Pat Nixon
- Delegation appointments
- Jeremiah Milbank
- H.R. Haldeman
- Political patronage
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NARA Description
On November 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:32 pm to 3:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-044 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 14-44
Date: November 11, 1971
Time: 3:32 pm - 3:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
[See Conversation No. 298-22]
Delegation appointment
-Memorandum
-Telephone call from Jeremiah Milbank
-Recommendations
-Call to Mrs. Nixon's Office
-Robert Dunlop
-Bernard J. ("Bunny") Lasker
-Family
-Financial arrangement
-Mrs. Nixon
-H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on November 11, 1971
- 014-042 3:30 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:32 pm.
- 014-043 3:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:32 pm.
- 298-020 3:30 PM · 7 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 3:30 pm and 3:32 pm.
- 298-021 3:30 PM · 4 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 3:30 pm and 3:32 pm.
- 298-022 3:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:32 pm to 3:33 pm.
- 014-045 3:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:33 pm to 3:34 pm.
- 298-023 3:33 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:33 pm.
- 298-024 3:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:33 pm to 3:34 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 014-044, November 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190619). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-044 (accessed October 28, 2026).