Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-149
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John J. Rooney and Birthday
Monday, November 29, 1971 · 11:27 AM–11:28 AM ET · White House Telephone · 35 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon placed a brief call to Congressman John J. Rooney to extend personal birthday greetings. The conversation served as a courteous gesture to maintain rapport with the veteran legislator, reflecting on their shared history dating back to the 80th Congress. No political or policy matters were discussed during this interaction.
- John J. Rooney
- Birthday
- Congressional relations
- Personal correspondence
Audio
NARA Description
On November 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:27 am to 11:28 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-149 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-149
Date: November 29, 1971
Time: 11:27 am - 11:28 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
John J. Rooney
The President talked with Rooney.
[See also Conversation No. 625-20C]
Birthday greetingsTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on November 29, 1971
- 015-145 11:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 11:14 am to 11:16 am.
- 015-146 11:20 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:20 am.
- 015-147 11:20 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:25 am.
- 625-019 11:20 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:20 am.
- 625-020 11:20 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, William Thacher Lonstreth, White House operator, Clark MacGregor, and John J. Rooney met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:49 am.
- 015-148 11:25 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 11:25 am to 11:26 am.
- 015-150 11:28 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:49 am.
- 625-021 11:28 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:49 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-149, November 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191143). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-149 (accessed November 5, 2026).