Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-093
Nixon phone call with Allen on Washington Redskins and Professional Football
Sunday, November 14, 1971 · 9:19 PM–9:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 min
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with Washington Redskins head coach George E. Allen to review the team’s recent performance and discuss personnel updates. The two analyzed individual player statistics, injury reports, and strategic outcomes from previous games. They also considered the outlook for an upcoming matchup against the Dallas Cowboys, including a potential attendance by the President.
- Washington Redskins
- George E. Allen
- Professional Football
- NFL Strategy
- Dallas Cowboys
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NARA Description
On November 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and George E. Allen talked on the telephone from 9:19 pm to 9:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-093 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 14-93
Date: November 14, 1971
Time: 9:19 pm - 9:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
George E. Allen
The President talked with Allen.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/23/2022.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[014-093-w001]
[Duration: 9m 26s]
Redskins
-Previous game
-Larry Brown
-Scoring
-Charley Harraway
-Injury
-Charley Taylor, Larry Smith and Larry Brown
-Larry Smith
-Los Angeles Rams
-Christian A. (“Sonny”) Jurgenson
-Bobby Douglas
-Performance
-George E. Allen's conversation with unknown writer
-Dick Butkus and Jack Pardee
-Standing
-Forthcoming game
-Dallas Cowboys
-Location of game
-Score of Dallas Cowboys November 14, 1971 game
-The President's potential attendance
-Jerry Smith
-Previous game
-Tight end
-Roy Jefferson and Boyd Dowler
-Mack Alston
-Forthcoming game
-Larry Brown and Charley Harraway
-Richard Petitbon
-Injuries
-Jon Jaqua
-Christian A. (“Sonny”) Jurgenson
-Billy Kilmer
-Clifton McNeill
-Previous game
-Offensive balance
-Tommy Mason
-Injuries
-Forthcoming game
-Tommy Mason, Larry Brown and Charley Harraway
-Dallas Cowboys
-Previous game
-Defensive effort
-Curt Knight's field goal attempt
-Wind
-Distance
-Christian A. (“Sonny”) Jurgenson
-Incomplete pass to Clifton McNeill
-Bobby Douglas's performance
-Defense
-Field goals
-Touchdowns
-Popular opinion
-Forthcoming game
-Dallas Cowboys
-Christian A. (“Sonny”) Jurgenson
-Billy Kilmer
******************************************************************************Also recorded on November 15, 1971
- 014-090 8:58 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:58 pm.
- 014-091 8:58 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:58 pm and 9:19 pm.
- 014-092 8:58 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:58 pm and 9:19 pm.
- 014-094 9:30 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John H. Terry talked on the telephone from 9:30 pm to 9:31 pm.
- 014-095 9:45 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:45 pm.
- 014-096 9:46 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:46 pm.
- 014-097 9:46 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:46 pm and 9:56 pm.
- 014-098 9:56 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Willis O. Preston, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:56 pm to 9:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 014-093, November 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-093 (accessed October 9, 2026).