Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-120
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Family matters
Monday, November 15, 1971 · 7:50 PM–7:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the current status and whereabouts of his brother, F. Donald Nixon. Upon learning that Donald’s wife was returning from out of town and expected to arrive by 6:30, the President requested to be connected once his brother was available. This brief exchange served to facilitate a return call between the two family members.
- F. Donald Nixon
- White House communications
- Family matters
- Scheduling
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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 7:50 pm and 7:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-120 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 14-120
Date: November 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:50 pm and 7:54 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
F. Donald Nixon's location
-Return callAlso 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.
- 014-119 7:50 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:50 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 014-120, 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/014-120 (accessed October 12, 2026).