Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-126

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Family matters

Monday, November 15, 1971 · 8:01 PM–8:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation014-126 on Tape 14 (tape position 03:56:08–03:56:17)StartMonday, November 15, 1971 at 8:01 PMEndMonday, November 15, 1971 at 8:05 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 014-126 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call with his brother, Edward C. Nixon. Upon learning that Edward was temporarily unavailable, the President agreed to the operator's suggestion to attempt the connection again in thirty minutes. No further policy or administrative matters were addressed during this brief exchange.

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Mr. Ed Nixon was at the store, and they'd ask if we'd call back in a half hour, so we will.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On November 15, 1971, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-126 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 14-126

Date: November 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:01 pm and 8:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Edward C. Nixon
         -Nixon's location

Also 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.
  • 014-124 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.
  • 014-127 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 014-126, 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/014-126 (accessed October 12, 2026).