Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-136

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 1:44 PM–3:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation011-136 on Tape 11 (tape position 03:50:39–03:50:55)StartTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 1:44 PMEndTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 3:00 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-136 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Lewis F. Powell, Jr. The discussion centered on identifying Powell's current whereabouts and confirming his availability at the Waldorf in New York. This administrative outreach was a preparatory step for the President to initiate direct communication with the future Supreme Court nominee.

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Thank you, sir.
All right.

NARA Description

On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:44 pm and 3:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-136 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 011-136

 Date: October 19, 1971
 Time: Unknown between 1:44 pm and 3:00 pm

Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with the White House operator.

 [See Conversation No. 292-4]

        Request for call to Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

        Powell's schedule
            -New York
                   -Waldorf

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  • 292-002 1:45 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 1:45 pm and 2:53 pm.
  • 292-003 1:45 PM · 54 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 1:45 pm and 2:53 pm.
  • 292-004 1:45 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 2:53 pm.
  • 292-005 1:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 2:53 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-136, October 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-136 (accessed September 28, 2026).