Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-133

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ed Marinaro

Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 7:16 PM–7:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-133 on Tape 13 (tape position 04:10:02–04:10:24)StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 7:16 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 7:23 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-133 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Cornell football player Ed Marinaro. The President sought assistance in verifying the correct spelling and pronunciation of the athlete's name before the call was placed. This request served to ensure the President was prepared to address the player properly during their conversation.

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Operator, there's a call over there for the football player from Cornell, Maranero or something.
Would you check to see if you have that name and let me know what it is and get him on the phone?
Yes, sir.
And be sure you can get it so that I got it.
I want to know how to pronounce it.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:16 pm and 7:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-133 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-133

Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:16 pm and 7:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Ed Marinaro

Also recorded on November 5, 1971

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  • 013-131 7:13 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:13 pm and 7:15 pm.
  • 013-132 7:15 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig S. Campbell talked on the telephone from 7:15 pm to 7:16 pm.
  • 013-134 7:23 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:23 pm to 7:24 pm.
  • 013-135 7:24 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 7:35 pm.
  • 013-136 7:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 7:35 pm.
  • 013-137 7:24 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 7:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-133, November 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-133 (accessed September 27, 2026).