Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-112
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Nelson A. Rockefeller
Monday, September 13, 1971 · 1:16 PM–1:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a phone call to New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller through the White House operator. The primary purpose of this brief exchange is to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Governor. The operator confirms the request and proceeds to connect the two parties.
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NARA Description
On September 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-112 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 8-112
Date: September 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 1:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 571-1B]
Request for call to Nelson A. RockefellerAlso recorded on September 13, 1971
- 570-011 8:04 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 8:40 am.
- 073-006 10:42 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:42 am and 3:07 pm.
- 570-012 10:42 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:42 am to 10:44 am.
- 571-001 12:37 PM · 1 hr 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Robert J. Dole, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House photographer, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, John B. Connally, White House operator, and Nelson A. Rockefeller met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:58 pm.
- 008-111 1:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 1:15 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 008-113 1:31 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 1:31 pm to 1:38 pm.
- 008-114 1:38 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 7:43 pm.
- 074-001 2:58 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the Commission on International Trade and Investment Policy, including John B. Connally, Maurice H. Stans, William P. Rogers, Peter M. Flanigan, Peter G. Peterson, Richard V. ("Dick") Allen, Albert L. Williams, Dr. Isaiah Frank, James H. Binger, Fred J. Borch, Dr. Courtney C. Brown, Gaylord Freeman, Richard N. Gardner, Dr. Antonie T. Knoppers, Dr. Stewart M. Lee, Edmund W. Littlefield, Charles F. Myers, Jr., Dr. Max Myers, Kenneth N. Naden, Alfred C. Neal, William R. Pearce, Dr. Dan Throop Smith, Leroy D. Stinebower, and George A. Stinson, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 008-112, September 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-112 (accessed October 9, 2026).