Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-057
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George P. Shultz
Saturday, November 20, 1971 · 8:37 PM–8:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate an urgent telephone call to George P. Shultz. The conversation was limited to the President’s directive to connect with Shultz immediately to discuss administrative or policy matters. No further substantive dialogue was recorded during this brief exchange.
- George P. Shultz
- White House communications
- Telephone coordination
- Presidential scheduling
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NARA Description
On November 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:37 pm and 8:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-057 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-57
Date: November 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:37 pm and 8:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 621-17]
Request for a call to George P. ShultzAlso recorded on November 21, 1971
- 015-073 6:15 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 6:37 pm.
- 015-074 6:37 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 6:37 pm to 6:50 pm.
- 015-075 6:50 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 6:54 pm.
- 015-076 6:54 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 6:54 pm to 7:08 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-057, November 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-057 (accessed October 4, 2026).