Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-145

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Telephone communications

Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 5:43 PM–5:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation011-145 on Tape 11 (tape position 04:20:28–04:20:33)StartTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 5:43 PMEndTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 5:48 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-145 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction was limited to administrative telephone logistics, as the majority of the brief exchange consists of a withdrawn segment classified as personal and returnable. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this connection.

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NARA Description

On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-145 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 011-145

 Date: October 19, 1971
 Time: Unknown between 5:43 pm and 5:48 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with the White House operator.

 [See Conversation No. 292-20]

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 [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/12/2017.
 Segment cleared for release.]
 [Personal Returnable]
 [011-145-w001]
 [Duration: 7s]

        Mrs. Nixon’s schedule
             -Julie Nixon Eisenhower

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

Also recorded on October 19, 1971

  • 011-143 5:38 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 5:38 pm to 5:43 pm.
  • 292-018 5:38 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:38 pm to 5:43 pm.
  • 011-144 5:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:48 pm.
  • 292-019 5:43 PM · 20 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 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 292-020 5:43 PM · 42 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 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 292-021 5:43 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 011-146 5:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:49 pm to 5:50 pm.
  • 292-022 5:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:49 pm to 5:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-145, 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/011-145 (accessed September 28, 2026).