Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-015

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods

Tuesday, October 26, 1971 · 6:36 PM–7:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-015 on Tape 13 (tape position 00:28:12–00:28:18)StartTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 6:36 PMEndTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 7:50 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-015 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417190245 ↗

A 6-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On October 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 7:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-015

Date: October 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:36 pm and 7:50 pm

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Rose Mary Woods

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-015, October 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190245). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-015 (accessed November 2, 2026).