Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-003

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John D. Ehrlichman

Wednesday, November 17, 1971 · 4:00 PM–5:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation015-003 on Tape 15 (tape position 00:00:50–00:00:55)StartWednesday, November 17, 1971 at 4:00 PMEndWednesday, November 17, 1971 at 5:23 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417190851 ↗

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NARA Description

On November 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 5:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-3

Date: November 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:00 pm and 5:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 293-14]

     Request for a call to John D. Ehrlichman

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You can get Mr. Ehrlichman for me, please.
Yes, sir.

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  • 293-011 4:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 5:23 pm.
  • 293-012 4:00 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 5:23 pm.
  • 293-013 4:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 5:23 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 015-003, November 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190851). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-003 (accessed October 31, 2026).