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Conversation 014-095

TapeTape 14StartSunday, November 14, 1971 at 9:45 PMEndSunday, November 14, 1971 at 9:45 PMTape start time03:14:03Tape end time03:14:23ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to arrange a personal telephone call to Captain Ralph Sambuchi. The President specifically requested that the operator reach out to the captain, who was currently admitted as a patient at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. This interaction functioned as a administrative request to facilitate a direct communication between the President and a hospitalized servicemember.

Ralph SambuchiWalter Reed HospitalPresidential outreachWhite House operations
AudioNARA Description

On November 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-095 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 14-95

Date: November 14, 1971
Time: 9:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Ralph A. Sambuchi
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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I wonder if you could get me Captain Ralph Sambucci.
That's S-A-M-B-U-C-H-I.
He's a patient at Walter Reed Hospital here in Washington.
Yes, Mr. President.
Thank you.
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