Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-065
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John H. Rousselot
Tuesday, November 2, 1971 · 12:43 PM–12:47 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a call to Representative John H. Rousselot of California. This interaction served as an administrative request to facilitate communication between the President and the Congressman. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On November 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-065 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 013-065
Date: November 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 611-16]
Request for a call to John H. RousselotAlso recorded on November 2, 1971
- 013-066 12:43 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
- 013-067 12:43 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
- 611-015 12:43 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
- 611-016 12:43 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
- 611-017 12:43 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
- 611-018 12:43 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
- 611-019 12:43 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
- 611-020 12:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 013-065, November 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-065 (accessed September 30, 2026).