Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-116
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Robert H. Steele
Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 1:05 PM–1:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Representative Robert H. Steele of Connecticut. The conversation served as a routine administrative request to establish a line of communication with the congressman. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-116 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 013-116
Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 614-6]
Request for a call to Robert H. SteeleAlso recorded on November 4, 1971
- 013-115 1:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 614-004 1:05 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 614-005 1:05 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 614-006 1:05 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 614-007 1:10 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 1:48 pm.
- 013-117 1:11 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Robert H. Steele talked on the telephone from 1:11 pm to 1:12 pm.
- 013-118 1:12 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:12 pm.
- 013-119 1:12 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 1:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 013-116, November 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-116 (accessed September 30, 2026).