Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-136

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Lloyd J. Christie

Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 7:24 PM–7:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-136 on Tape 13 (tape position 04:11:26–04:11:36)StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 7:24 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 7:35 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-136 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Lloyd J. Christie, located in Santa Fe Springs. The brief interaction served as a logistical step to initiate contact with Christie for an unspecified purpose. The operator successfully confirmed the subject's identity and proceeded to connect the call as requested by the President.

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Yes, Mr. President, I find Santa Fe Springs a Mr. Lloyd J. Christie.
Yeah, we can try him now.
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 7:24 pm and 7:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-136 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-136

Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:24 pm and 7:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Call to Lloyd J. Christie

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  • 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.
  • 013-137 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 013-136, 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/013-136 (accessed September 27, 2026).