Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-069
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Barber B. Conable, Jr.
Tuesday, November 2, 1971 · 12:57 PM–1:06 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the availability of Congressman Barber B. Conable, Jr. for a scheduled discussion. Upon learning that the Congressman would be returning to his office shortly after lunch, the President authorized the operator to arrange a return call. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this brief logistical exchange.
- Barber B. Conable, Jr.
- White House operations
- Scheduling
- Logistics
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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 12:57 pm and 1:06 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-069 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 013-069
Date: November 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:57 pm and 1:06 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 611-21B]
Barber B. Conable, Jr.'s location
-Return callAlso recorded on November 2, 1971
- 013-065 12:43 PM · 7 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.
- 013-066 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.
- 611-021 12:47 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:47 pm to 1:13 pm.
- 013-068 12:56 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Clarence E. Miller talked on the telephone from 12:56 pm to 12:57 pm.
- 013-070 1:06 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John H. Rousselot talked on the telephone from 1:06 pm to 1:08 pm.
- 013-071 1:09 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Barber B. Conable, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:09 pm to 1:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 013-069, 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/013-069 (accessed October 12, 2026).