Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-119
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Joel T. Broyhill
Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 1:12 PM–1:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon attempted to reach Congressman Joel T. Broyhill via telephone at his Florida residence. After the White House operator reported that the line went unanswered, the President instructed the operator to cease the attempts for the time being. Nixon decided to postpone the outreach and try to contact the Congressman at a later time.
- Joel T. Broyhill
- Communication
- Legislative outreach
- Telephone operations
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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 1:12 pm and 1:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-119 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 013-119
Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:12 pm and 1:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 614-7C]
Call to Joel T. Broyhill
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also 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.
- 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.
- 013-118 1:12 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:12 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 013-119, 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/013-119 (accessed September 30, 2026).