Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-149

Nixon, Klein & Bull on Electoral victory and Suffolk County

Friday, November 5, 1971 · 9:48 AM–9:50 AM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Klein, John V. N.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Klein, John V. N.Conversation013-149 on Tape 13 (tape position 04:20:06–04:21:58)StartFriday, November 5, 1971 at 9:48 AMEndFriday, November 5, 1971 at 9:50 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-149 ↗

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President Nixon calls John V. N. Klein to congratulate him on his recent electoral victory in Suffolk County. The two discuss their mutual plans to visit Florida and the prospects for improving the weather. Additionally, the President mentions that John Ehrlichman will soon be meeting with New York county executives to provide administrative support.

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Yeah.
Did he want to come in?
Yes, sir.
Fine.
Yes, sir.
You are...
You're in Lauderdale, huh?
Yes, I'm down visiting friends.
Good, good.
You've just turned this entire household upside down.
I'm sure you understand that.
Yeah.
Incidentally, I happen to be going to Florida this afternoon myself for a couple days.
I go to Key Biscayne, but really enjoy it.
Is the weather good?
It's pouring right now, Mr. President, but it'll be...
It'll stop.
I'm sure by the time you get down here, we'll have it cleared up.
It's not a northeaster.
No, sir.
It's just a very heavy rain, and it's...
Right.
But after the campaign, we were very glad to get down and see our friends.
Well, I certainly am glad to see you win.
And we, John Ehrlichman of our domestic council, is going to meet with all the county executives from New York in the next couple of weeks, I understand.
And we try to help all we can.
Well, thank you very much.
And again, I'm deeply honored that you would call.
Now get out on that beach as soon as it quits raining.
I promise I'll do just that.
Give my best to your family.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On November 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and John V. N. Klein talked on the telephone from 9:48 am to 9:50 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-149 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-149

Date: November 5, 1971
Time: 9:48 am - 9:50 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull in the background.

[See Conversation No. 615-8B]

The President talked with John V. N. Klein.

[See Conversation No. 615-8]

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       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 02/11/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[013-149-w001]
[Duration: 47s]

       John V.N. Klein
              -Election victory in Suffolk County
              -President's previous conversation with Edward V. Regan
                      -Erie County

       Suffolk County
              -President's experience
              -Voter turnout
                      -1968 voter turnout for President
                      -Anticipated 1972 voter turnout for President

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     Klein's location
          -President's schedule
          -Weather in Florida

     John D. Ehrlichman's schedule
          -Klein’s recent electoral victory

     Klein's schedule
          -Family

Also recorded on November 5, 1971

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  • 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.
  • 615-007 9:10 AM · 2 min — 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.
  • 013-148 9:24 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward V. Regan talked on the telephone from 9:24 am to 9:28 am.
  • 615-008 9:27 AM · 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:27 am to 10:04 am.
  • 615-009 10:29 AM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:29 am and 10:33 am.
  • 615-010 10:29 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:29 am and 10:33 am.
  • 615-011 10:33 AM · 27 min — Stephen B. Bull, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Charles R. Jonas, Charles C. Campbell, Earl Yarborough, James Anderson, Michael Arnett, Lupe Barrientes, Deborah Boykin, Keith Frantz, Ronda Gill, Arthur Gillmore, Rosetta Gonzales, Kevin Hall, Gerald Hart, James Kamner, Karl Karanz, Paul McDowell, Phillip Mann, Linda Martin, Margaret Pietuszka, Dimitri Rotow, Linda Saathoff, Antoinette Thornton, and Scott W. Tschirgi met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:33 am to 10:59 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-149, 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/013-149 (accessed October 12, 2026).