Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-097
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Donald Smith
Sunday, November 14, 1971 · 9:46 PM–9:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to Donald Smith in Dublin, Georgia. The President provided specific details regarding the recipient's location to assist the operator in facilitating the connection. No further policy or administrative matters were discussed during this brief request.
- Donald Smith
- White House Operator
- Telephone Call
- Communication
Audio
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NARA Description
On November 14, 1971, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-097 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 14-97
Date: November 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:46 pm and 9:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Donald SmithAlso recorded on November 15, 1971
- 014-090 8:58 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:58 pm.
- 014-091 8:58 PM · 16 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.
- 014-098 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.
- 014-099 10:04 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Ralph A. Sanbuchi talked on the telephone from 10:04 pm to 10:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 014-097, November 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-097 (accessed October 9, 2026).