Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-139
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 5:08 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
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On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-139 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 011-139
Date: October 19, 1971
Time: 5:08 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 292-12]
Request for call to Lewis F. Powell, Jr.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on October 19, 1971
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- 292-012 5:08 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:08 pm.
- 292-013 5:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:08 pm and 5:09 pm.
- 292-014 5:08 PM · 17 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 5:08 pm and 5:09 pm.
- 011-141 5:09 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:09 pm to 5:27 pm.
- 292-015 5:09 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:09 pm to 5:27 pm.
- 011-142 5:27 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:27 pm and 5:38 pm.
- 292-016 5:27 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:27 pm to 5:38 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 011-139, October 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190165). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-139 (accessed November 13, 2026).