Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-013
Nixon phone call with Keyes on Laugh-In and Television
Tuesday, September 14, 1971 · 9:16 PM–9:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with Paul W. Keyes, the producer of the television program *Laugh-In*, to discuss the show's reception and viewership metrics. The conversation focused on the program's ratings, audience demographic, and Keyes's perspective on guest appearances, specifically regarding Raquel Welch. This brief exchange highlights the President's personal interest in monitoring popular media influence during his administration.
- Laugh-In
- Television
- Ratings
- Media influence
- Raquel Welch
Audio
NARA Description
On September 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 9:16 pm to 9:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 9-13
Date: September 14, 1971
Time: 9:16 pm - 9:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Paul W. Keyes.
[See Conversation No. 277-2]
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[Previous PRMPA Privacy (D) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/01/2019. 1m 18s segment
cleared for release with two segments of 8s and 17s remaining closed as 009-013-w001 and 009-
013-w002 respectively.]
[Privacy]
[009-013-w001]
[Duration: 1m 18s]
Laugh In
-Raquel Welch
-Paul W. Keyes opinion
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Privacy]
[009-013-w001]
[Duration: 8s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Laugh In
-Ratings
-Audience
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Privacy]
[009-013-w002]
[Duration: 17s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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Also recorded on September 14, 1971
- 278-037 6:35 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:35 pm and 6:40 pm.
- 572-001 7:57 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Gerald R. Ford, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:57 pm to 8:09 pm.
- 009-009 8:16 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:16 pm and 8:20 pm.
- 009-010 8:20 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:20 pm to 8:27 pm.
- 009-011 8:27 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 8:56 pm.
- 009-012 8:56 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 8:56 pm to 8:59 pm.
- 277-001 8:56 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:56 pm and 8:59 pm.
- 277-002 9:16 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:16 pm to 9:18 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 009-013, September 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189645). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-013 (accessed October 30, 2026).