President Nixon and John W. Rollins reviewed the success of recent Republican fund-raising efforts, specifically evaluating the impact of the President’s November 9 speeches and television appearances. They discussed organizational challenges facing the Republican Party in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, emphasizing the need for stronger local infrastructure. The conversation concluded with a brief reflection on regional donor engagement and the contributions of various committee members to the party’s financial operations.
On November 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Rollins talked on the telephone from 8:05 pm to 8:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-127 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 14-127
Date: November 15, 1971
Time: 8:05 pm - 8:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with John W. Rollins.
Rollins’ location
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Fund-raising dinners, November 9, 1971
Republican Party in Pennsylvania
-Weakness of party
-Past supporters
-Philadelphia
-Frank L. Rizzo
Fund-raising dinners, November 9, 1971
-Southerners
-Amount raised
-Florida, Texas, Atlanta, St. Louis, Charlotte, Nashville
Republican Party
-Massachusetts
-Need for organization
-Pennsylvania
-Need for organization
-Thomas B. McCabe
Fund-raising dinners, November 9, 1971
-Travel by John W. Rollins and Thomas B. Evans
-The President's dinner at John W. Rollins's house
-White House staff
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, Dwight L. Chapin and Harry S. Dent
-Telecasts
-The President's speeches
-Response
-Attendees
-The President’s November 9, 1971 Chicago speech
-Thomas B. Evans
-Committee work
John W. Rollins's wife
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