Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-118

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Joel T. Broyhill

Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 1:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-118 on Tape 13 (tape position 03:59:47–03:59:56)StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 1:12 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 1:12 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-118 ↗

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate contact with Congressman Joel T. Broyhill. The operator informed the President that the Congressman was currently in Florida and offered to place a call to his out-of-state location. Nixon authorized the operator to attempt the connection to reach the Congressman before his scheduled return to Washington.

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Mr. President, Congressman Broyhill of Virginia is out of the city in Florida until Monday, back on Monday.
May I try to reach him there?
I have a number.
All right.
All right, thank you.

On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-118 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 013-118

Date: November 4, 1971
Time: 1:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 614-7B]

     Joel T. Broyhill's location
  • 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.
  • 013-116 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.
  • 013-119 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.

Conversation 013-118, 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/013-118 (accessed September 30, 2026).