Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-152

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ted Brehm

Friday, November 5, 1971 · 11:07 AM–11:09 AM ET · White House Telephone · 55 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation013-152 on Tape 13 (tape position 04:22:21–04:23:15)StartFriday, November 5, 1971 at 11:07 AMEndFriday, November 5, 1971 at 11:09 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-152 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone call to Ted Brehm to inquire about his health and express personal support from himself and the White House staff. The conversation focused on Brehm's recovery and his potential return to work. Nixon also briefly discussed the care Brehm was receiving from his nurses.

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NARA Description

On November 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 11:07 am to 11:09 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-152 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-152

Date: November 5, 1971
Time: 11:07 am - 11:09 am
Location: White House Telephone

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

The President talked with Ted Brehm.

[See Conversation No. 615-15]

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[Previous PRMPA Statute (A) withdrawal. This segment was rereviewed 02/11/2019 with new
guidance. Segment cleared for release.]
[Federal Statute]
[013-152-w001]
[Duration: 54s]

       President’s call to Ted Brehm
              -Health of Ted Brehm
                       -Support from President and White House staff
                       -Return to work
              -Nurses

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Also recorded on November 5, 1971

  • 013-150 11:04 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:06 am.
  • 615-013 11:04 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:06 am.
  • 615-014 11:04 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:06 am.
  • 013-151 11:06 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:06 am.
  • 615-015 11:07 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:07 am to 11:09 am.
  • 615-016 11:09 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:13 am.
  • 615-017 11:09 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:13 am.
  • 615-018 11:13 AM · 9 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:13 am and 11:20 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-152, 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/013-152 (accessed October 12, 2026).