Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-105
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on J. Edgar Hoover and FBI
Monday, November 22, 1971 · 5:15 PM–5:39 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
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NARA Description
On November 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-105 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-105
Date: November 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:15 pm and 5:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 622-15A]
Request for a call to J. Edgar HooverTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on November 22, 1971
- 015-104 4:31 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:31 pm to 4:32 pm.
- 622-010 4:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:31 pm to 4:32 pm.
- 622-011 4:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:32 pm and 4:50 pm.
- 622-012 4:50 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:50 pm to 5:05 pm.
- 622-013 5:05 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 5:15 pm.
- 622-014 5:05 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 5:15 pm.
- 622-015 5:05 PM · 1 hr 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 6:32 pm.
- 015-106 5:39 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and J. Edgar Hoover talked on the telephone from 5:39 pm to 5:45 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-105, November 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191055). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-105 (accessed November 4, 2026).