Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-102

Nixon phone call with Farley on Clifford P. Case and John N. Mitchell

Wednesday, November 3, 1971 · 2:44 PM–2:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Farley, Frank S.Conversation013-102 on Tape 13 (tape position 03:40:07–03:41:49)StartWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 2:44 PMEndWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 2:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-102 ↗

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President Nixon calls New Jersey political leader Frank S. "Hap" Farley following his recent election loss. Farley attributes his defeat to negative publicity orchestrated by Senator Clifford P. Case, who he claims is targeting him over a Florida-related federal investigation. Farley requests that the President speak with Attorney General John Mitchell to express his view that the ongoing investigation is unnecessary and politically motivated.

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Mr. President, I have State Senator Frank Farley for you now, sir.
Hello?
Hello.
Hello, Hap?
Yes.
I just wanted you to know that you've been a winner all your time, but we're just as proud of you when you lose one.
Oh, I'm very grateful, Dick.
And, uh...
Appreciate your call.
You know what happened, don't you?
Well, I haven't... Our good friend, Senator, you know, Cliff Case?
Oh.
He's done this to me for the purpose of giving me a lot of bad publicity, you know.
Ah.
As a result, they get even with me for Florida, you know?
That's all it is about, Dick.
It's what?
He did it for what purpose?
Well, you know, he...
He wants to knock me out for next election, say, for the delegate.
Oh, I see.
He started all this business about the federal investigation.
I see.
And so on, and I've got a lot of bad publicity.
It's all about being investigated, one of the last leaders, and so on.
It works, so all the papers picked it up, and it works pretty well.
badly well i'll tell you that we have absolutely innocent they got me today oh i i'm sure that let me say uh just the same though uh you're still alive and uh listen and then you act as long as you're down there and stay in it and you can uh i'm still the president 21 kind republican leaders in this
And you'll still get...
I'll be a delegate, Dick.
And you'll fix them next time, right?
That's right.
There's a two-year period.
There's no doubt about it.
That's right, boy.
Now, look, the only thing I want to tell you, Dick, I'll tell John Mitchell if I were you.
Tell him this thing down here is so ridiculous and unnecessary.
You know what I mean?
Sure.
Okay.
It's things that get near with me, that's all.
Yeah.
It's too much for him down in Florida, you know, that delegation.
And as a result, this is it.
Oh, I see.
Yeah, I'm trying to look into it real good.
I will, sure.
Thank you, Dick.
I'm happy to call.
Bye.
Very grateful.

NARA Description

On November 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Frank S. Farley talked on the telephone from 2:44 pm to 2:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-102 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-102

Date: November 3, 1971
Time: 2:44 pm - 2:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Frank S. (“Hap”) Farley.

[See Conversation No. 301-19]

     Farley
          -Election, November 2nd
          -Clifford P. Case's activities

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

                 -Florida
            -Federal investigation
                 -President's possible conversation with John N. Mitchell
                       -Case
                       -Florida

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-102, 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/013-102 (accessed September 30, 2026).