Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-081

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Frank L. Rizzo

Wednesday, November 3, 1971 · 8:55 AM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-081 on Tape 13 (tape position 03:03:35–03:03:53)StartWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 8:55 AMEndWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 8:55 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-081 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417190377 ↗

A 17-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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On November 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:55 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-081 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 013-081

Date: November 3, 1971
Time: 8:55 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 301-3]

     Request for a call to Frank L. Rizzo

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Please.
Would you get me Mayor Rizzo, R-I-Z-Z-O, in Philadelphia?
He's just been elected last night.
He's now the chief of police.
And it's Mayor Rizzo.
Rizzo, R-I-Z-O-Z-O.
I got it, Mr. President.
Thank you.
  • 301-001 8:45 AM · 6 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 8:45 am and 8:55 am.
  • 013-082 8:55 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 am and 9:00 am.
  • 301-003 8:55 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:55 am.
  • 301-004 8:55 AM · 9 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 8:55 am and 9:00 am.
  • 301-005 8:55 AM · 21 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 8:55 am and 9:00 am.
  • 301-006 8:55 AM · 7 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 8:55 am and 9:00 am.
  • 013-083 9:00 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:11 am.
  • 301-007 9:00 AM · 3 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:00 am to 12:14 pm.

Conversation 013-081, November 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190377). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-081 (accessed November 14, 2026).