Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-128

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Asa V. Call

Monday, November 15, 1971 · 8:09 PM–8:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation014-128 on Tape 14 (tape position 04:00:28–04:00:38)StartMonday, November 15, 1971 at 8:09 PMEndMonday, November 15, 1971 at 8:15 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 014-128 ↗

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Asa V. Call in Los Angeles, California. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical request to initiate communication with the prominent businessman and attorney. No further substance was discussed, as the exchange focused exclusively on connecting the President to his party.

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Mr. Asa Call in California, please.
Los Angeles.

On November 15, 1971, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-128 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 14-128

Date: November 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:09 pm and 8:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Asa V. Call
  • 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.
  • 014-127 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.
  • 014-129 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.

Conversation 014-128, 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/014-128 (accessed October 12, 2026).