Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-112

Nixon phone call with Crane on Presidential courtesy and Personal relationship

Wednesday, November 3, 1971 · 4:54 PM–4:55 PM ET · White House Telephone · 53 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Crane, Philip M.Conversation013-112 on Tape 13 (tape position 03:52:49–03:53:42)StartWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 4:54 PMEndWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 4:55 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-112 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon placed a brief courtesy call to Congressman Philip M. Crane to extend personal birthday wishes. The conversation served to foster rapport between the President and the congressman, with Nixon offering encouragement regarding Crane's legislative work. The President concluded the call by playfully insisting that Crane leave the Capitol to enjoy a birthday dinner with his wife.

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Mr. President, I have Congressman Philip Crane now.
Yeah.
All right.
Hello.
The President's on the line, Congressman.
Oh, thank you.
I thought you were less than 40, but Bill Timmons told me you had a birthday today and you're 41.
I just want to congratulate you.
Well, thank you so much.
My oldest daughter, who's 11, reminded me this morning that I'm only nine years away from 50.
Yeah.
Well, listen, don't worry.
But you can also tell all those wonderful kids of yours that...
that you have a man down here in the White House that watches these young fellows and that we're glad you're down there.
Well, I'm very grateful for those words, Mr. President.
And get out of that house, unless they need your vote, and get out of that house and get home tonight, okay?
I'm looking forward to it.
My wife and I plan to have dinner together.
You tell them I ordered it.
I will do that.
All right.
And thank you so very much.
Fine, Phil.
Nice talking to you.
Good to talk to you.
Right on.
Thank you.
Bye now.

NARA Description

On November 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Philip M. Crane talked on the telephone from 4:54 pm to 4:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-112 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-112

Date: November 3, 1971
Time: 4:54 pm - 4:55 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Philip M. Crane.

[See Conversation No. 612-4E]

     Crane's birthday
          -William E. Timmons
          -Crane's daughter's comment

     Crane's schedule
          -Mrs. Crane

Also recorded on November 3, 1971

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  • 612-004 4:34 PM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Russell B. Long met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:34 pm to 5:31 pm.
  • 013-109 4:40 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:40 pm and 4:42 pm.
  • 013-110 4:42 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone from 4:42 pm to 4:43 pm.
  • 013-111 4:43 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:43 pm and 4:46 pm.
  • 013-113 4:55 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 5:04 pm.
  • 013-114 5:04 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 5:04 pm to 5:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-112, 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/013-112 (accessed October 12, 2026).