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
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a follow-up telephone call to Lewis F. Powell, Jr. at his residence in Richmond, Virginia. This outreach was part of the administration's efforts to coordinate with the future Supreme Court nominee. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
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.Also recorded on October 19, 1971
- 011-140 5:08 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:08 pm and 5:09 pm.
- 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 · 14 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 011-139, 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/011-139 (accessed September 28, 2026).