Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-097

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Walter H. Annenberg

Wednesday, November 3, 1971 · 12:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-097 on Tape 13 (tape position 03:32:50–03:32:56)StartWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 12:16 PMEndWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 12:16 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-097 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an urgent call to Walter H. Annenberg, the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. This brief exchange served as a logistical step to initiate direct communication with the Ambassador. No further discussion occurred during this recording segment.

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Do you get Ambassador Annenberg in London, please?
Yes, sir.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On November 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-097 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-097

Date: November 3, 1971
Time: 12:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 301-8]

     Request for a call to Walter H. Annenberg

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  • 301-010 12:16 PM · 17 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 12:16 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 301-011 12:16 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 301-012 12:16 PM · 3 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 12:16 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 301-013 12:20 PM · 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:20 pm to 1:16 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-097, November 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-097 (accessed September 30, 2026).