Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 13 › Conversation 013-145

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Edward V. Regan and Buffalo

Friday, November 5, 1971 · 7:35 AM–7:50 AM ET · White House Telephone ·19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation013-145 onTape 13 (tape position 04:14:55–04:15:14)StartFriday, November 5, 1971 at 7:35 AMEndFriday, November 5, 1971 at 7:50 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-145 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a telephone call to Edward V. Regan, the newly elected county executive in Buffalo, New York. The President provides the necessary spelling and location details to ensure the operator can successfully facilitate the connection. This administrative request initiates an outreach effort to a local political official.

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You got me, Mr. Ned Regan, R-E-G-A-N.
Yes, sir.
He is a new county executive in Buffalo, New York.
Okay, sir.
Buffalo.
Buffalo, New York.

NARA Description

On November 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:35 am and 7:50 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-145 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 13-145

Date: November 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:35 am and 7:50 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 615-1]

     Request for a call to Edward V. Regan

Also recorded on November 5, 1971

  • 615-001 7:35 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:35 am and 7:50 am.
  • 615-002 7:35 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:35 am and 7:50 am.
  • 615-003 7:35 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:35 am and 7:50 am.
  • 615-004 7:50 AM · 1 hr 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:50 am to 9:10 am.
  • 013-146 8:46 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 8:50 am.
  • 013-147 8:50 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:50 am to 8:52 am.
  • 615-005 9:10 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:23 am.
  • 615-006 9:10 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:23 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-145, 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/013-145 (accessed September 18, 2026).