Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-138

Nixon phone call with Christie on Personal Correspondence and Whittier

Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 7:35 PM–7:36 PM ET · White House Telephone · 48 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Christie, Lloyd J.Conversation013-138 on Tape 13 (tape position 04:11:47–04:12:35)StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 7:35 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 7:36 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-138 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated this brief courtesy call to Lloyd J. Christie to personally acknowledge and thank him for a letter Christie had recently sent. The President expressed appreciation for Christie's support and connected with him through their shared history as residents of Whittier, California. During the exchange, Nixon also requested that Christie convey his gratitude to his son and his colleagues for their service abroad.

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Hello.
Hello.
Hello, President Nixon.
I just wanted you to know that I greatly appreciated the fine letter you wrote me a few days ago, and that as being one of your neighbors, I used to live in Whittier, you know, and the rest, that I thought of the times that I've been around Santa Fe Springs, and I want to wish you and your family well.
Thank you for your support.
I sure thank you, sir, for coming.
Everything going well for you?
Very good.
Good.
Glad to hear from you, sir.
Good, good.
Well, give my best to that boy that helped us abroad, too, will you?
I sure will.
Tell him the country appreciates what he and his colleagues did.
We'll certainly tell him.
Thank you very much, Mr. Christie.
Thank you, sir, very much.
Good night.

NARA Description

On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Lloyd J. Christie talked on the telephone from 7:35 pm to 7:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-138 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-138

Date: November 4, 1971
Time: 7:35 pm - 7:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Lloyd J. Christie.

     Christie's letter to President

     Christie's son

Also recorded on November 5, 1971

  • 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.
  • 013-139 7:36 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 7:37 pm.
  • 013-140 7:37 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:37 pm to 7:38 pm.
  • 013-141 7:38 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:38 pm and 7:43 pm.
  • 013-142 7:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:43 pm to 7:44 pm.
  • 013-143 7:44 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:44 pm.
  • 013-144 7:44 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 7:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-138, 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/013-138 (accessed October 12, 2026).