Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-124
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Family
Monday, November 15, 1971 · 8:01 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a long-distance call to his brother, Edward C. Nixon, who was located in Seattle, Washington. This brief communication served solely to facilitate the connection between the President and his sibling. No further substantive policy or administrative matters were discussed during this request.
- Presidential Communications
- Edward C. Nixon
- Family
- White House Operations
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NARA Description
On November 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-124 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 14-124
Date: November 15, 1971
Time: 8:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Edward C. NixonAlso recorded on November 16, 1971
- 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.
- 014-125 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.
- 014-127 8:05 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Rollins talked on the telephone from 8:05 pm to 8:09 pm.
- 014-128 8:09 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:09 pm and 8:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 014-124, 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/014-124 (accessed October 12, 2026).