Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-009
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Arthur F. Burns
Wednesday, November 10, 1971 · 1:20 PM–1:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to Arthur F. Burns. This brief interaction serves as the administrative bridge for a direct consultation with the Chairman of the Federal Reserve. No substantive policy discussions occur during this exchange, as it is strictly logistical in nature.
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NARA Description
On November 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 14-9
Date: November 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:20 pm and 1:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 299-2]
Request for a call to Arthur F. BurnsAlso recorded on November 10, 1971
- 299-001 1:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:31 pm.
- 299-002 1:20 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:31 pm.
- 616-008 1:20 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 4:20 pm.
- 014-010 1:31 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 1:31 pm to 1:33 pm.
- 299-003 1:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Arthur F. Burns met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:31 pm to 1:33 pm.
- 014-011 1:33 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:27 pm.
- 299-004 1:33 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:27 pm.
- 299-005 1:33 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:27 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 014-009, November 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-009 (accessed September 30, 2026).