Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-116
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John D. Ehrlichman
Monday, November 15, 1971 · 7:26 PM–7:42 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to request a connection with John D. Ehrlichman. The primary purpose of this communication is to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and his top domestic policy advisor. No further administrative or policy discussions occur during this brief request.
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NARA Description
On November 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:26 pm and 7:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-116 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 14-116
Date: November 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:26 pm and 7:42 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to John D. EhrlichmanAlso recorded on November 16, 1971
- 014-114 7:03 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:03 pm to 7:20 pm.
- 014-115 7:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:23 pm to 7:26 pm.
- 014-117 7:26 PM · 4 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:26 pm and 7:42 pm.
- 014-118 7:42 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:42 pm to 7:45 pm.
- 014-119 7:50 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:50 pm.
- 014-120 7:50 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:50 pm and 7:54 pm.
- 014-121 7:54 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:54 pm.
- 014-122 7:54 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:54 pm and 8:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 014-116, November 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-116 (accessed October 12, 2026).