Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-052

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Lloyd J. Christie

Monday, November 1, 1971 · 1:30 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-052 on Tape 13 (tape position 02:03:01–02:03:19)StartMonday, November 1, 1971 at 1:30 PMEndMonday, November 1, 1971 at 1:30 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-052 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Lloyd J. Christie in Santa Fe Springs, California. The President provides the necessary location details to ensure the operator can locate the party. This brief interaction serves as a routine administrative request to facilitate direct communication with an external individual.

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I'd like to get Mr. Lloyd Christie that's in Santa Fe Springs.
I think they've given the name to you over there.
All right, sir.
Santa Fe Springs, California.
Yes, sir.
Uh-huh.

NARA Description

On November 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-052 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-052

Date: November 1, 1971
Time: 1:30 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Lloyd J. Christie

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

Also recorded on November 1, 1971

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  • 302-020 1:46 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 2:29 pm.
  • 302-021 1:46 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 2:29 pm.
  • 302-022 1:46 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 2:29 pm.
  • 302-023 1:46 PM · 10 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 1:46 pm and 2:29 pm.
  • 302-024 1:46 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 2:29 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-052, November 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-052 (accessed September 30, 2026).