Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-091

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George E. Allen

Sunday, November 14, 1971 · 8:58 PM–9:19 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation014-091 on Tape 14 (tape position 03:03:23–03:03:39)StartSunday, November 14, 1971 at 8:58 PMEndSunday, November 14, 1971 at 9:19 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 014-091 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417190713 ↗

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On November 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:58 pm and 9:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-091 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 14-91

Date: November 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:58 pm and 9:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Call to George E. Allen
           -Location
           -Secretary

           -Return call

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Mr. President, Mr. George Allen is in flight now and moved back to Dulles Airport.
His secretary can find out when he's due to arrive.
He doesn't know what the moment will be.
He can, uh, when he gets in, call me tonight.
All right, sir.
  • 014-090 8:58 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:58 pm.
  • 014-092 8:58 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:58 pm and 9:19 pm.
  • 014-093 9:19 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and George E. Allen talked on the telephone from 9:19 pm to 9:29 pm.
  • 014-094 9:30 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John H. Terry talked on the telephone from 9:30 pm to 9:31 pm.
  • 014-095 9:45 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:45 pm.
  • 014-096 9:46 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:46 pm.
  • 014-097 9:46 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:46 pm and 9:56 pm.
  • 014-098 9:56 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Willis O. Preston, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:56 pm to 9:58 pm.

Conversation 014-091, November 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190713). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-091 (accessed November 2, 2026).