Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-119
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication
Monday, November 15, 1971 · 7:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a personal phone call to his brother, F. Donald Nixon, who was located in California. This brief administrative interaction served as a formal request to connect with his brother via the presidential telephone system. No substantive policy matters or political decisions were discussed during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On November 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-119 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 14-119
Date: November 15, 1971
Time: 7:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to F. Donald NixonAlso recorded on November 16, 1971
- 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.
- 014-120 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.
- 014-123 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.
- 014-124 8:01 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:01 pm.
- 014-125 8:01 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:01 pm and 8:05 pm.
- 014-126 8:01 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:01 pm and 8:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 014-119, 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/014-119 (accessed October 12, 2026).