Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-127
Nixon phone call with Rollins on Fund-raising and Republican Party
Monday, November 15, 1971 · 8:05 PM–8:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 min
AI Summary
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.
- Fund-raising
- Republican Party
- Pennsylvania politics
- Political organization
- Campaign strategy
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/23/2022.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[014-127-w001]
[Duration: 4m 2s]
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
*****************************************************************Also recorded on November 16, 1971
- 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.
- 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.
- 014-129 8:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Asa V. Call talked on the telephone from 8:15 pm to 8:18 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 014-127, 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/014-127 (accessed October 12, 2026).