Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-056
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William L. Safire
Thursday, November 11, 1971 · 5:50 PM–6:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
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On November 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-056 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 14-56
Date: November 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 298-41]
Request for a call to William L. SafireTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 298-037 5:50 PM · 6 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 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.
- 298-038 5:50 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.
- 298-039 5:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 014-056, November 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190643). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-056 (accessed November 14, 2026).