Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-035

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Nelson Rockefeller

Friday, October 29, 1971 · 3:08 PM–3:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-035 on Tape 13 (tape position 01:16:47–01:16:53)StartFriday, October 29, 1971 at 3:08 PMEndFriday, October 29, 1971 at 3:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-035 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417190285 ↗

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On October 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-035 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 013-035

Date: October 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:08 pm and 3:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 302-16]

     Request for a call to Nelson A. Rockefeller

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Governor Rockefeller, please.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.
  • 013-032 2:58 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 2:58 pm to 2:59 pm.
  • 013-033 2:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:59 pm and 3:06 pm.
  • 302-014 3:05 PM · 6 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 3:05 pm and 3:06 pm.
  • 013-034 3:06 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 3:06 pm to 3:08 pm.
  • 302-015 3:06 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:06 pm to 3:08 pm.
  • 302-016 3:08 PM · 4 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 3:08 pm and 3:10 pm.
  • 013-036 3:10 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 3:10 pm to 3:20 pm.
  • 302-017 3:10 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:10 pm to 3:20 pm.

Conversation 013-035, October 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190285). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-035 (accessed November 14, 2026).