Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-049
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman
Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 5:55 PM–7:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
A 9-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 7:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-049 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-49
Date: November 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:55 pm and 7:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 621-008 6:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:01 pm to 6:04 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-049, November 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190943). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-049 (accessed November 8, 2026).