Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-099
Nixon phone call with Sanbuchi on Ralph A. Sambuchi and Washington Star
Sunday, November 14, 1971 · 10:04 PM–10:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 53 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated this call to personally commend Captain Ralph A. Sambuchi after reading a favorable article about him in the Washington Star. The President expressed his profound gratitude for Sambuchi's service and sacrifices, highlighting the inspiration the Captain's high morale provided to the administration. This brief interaction served as a gesture of moral support and public recognition for a wounded veteran.
- Ralph A. Sambuchi
- Washington Star
- Military service
- Public relations
- Veteran affairs
- Presidential outreach
Audio
NARA Description
On November 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Ralph A. Sanbuchi talked on the telephone from 10:04 pm to 10:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-099 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 14-99
Date: November 14, 1971
Time: 10:04 pm - 10:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Ralph A. Sambuchi
The President talked with Sambuchi.
Washington Star story regarding Sambuchi
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 014-099, November 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190729). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-099 (accessed November 3, 2026).