Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-129
Nixon phone call with Call on 1972 election and California politics
Monday, November 15, 1971 · 8:15 PM–8:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon spoke with Asa V. Call to exchange pleasantries regarding personal health and to discuss the political landscape in California. The two addressed the need for a moderate voice in the state and evaluated the electoral prospects of Ronald Reagan. Additionally, they touched upon the President's upcoming schedule, including a meeting with Governor Reagan and general outreach strategies for the 1972 election.
- 1972 election
- California politics
- Ronald Reagan
- political strategy
- personal correspondence
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NARA Description
On November 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Asa V. Call talked on the telephone from 8:15 pm to 8:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-129 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 14-129
Date: November 15, 1971
Time: 8:15 pm - 8:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Asa V. Call
The President talked with Call.
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Asa V. Call
-Health
-Leg
The President's previous meeting with George E. Allen, November 15, 1971
1972 election
-Asa V. Call’s possible assistance
-Asa V. Call’s recovery time
Margaret Call
-Health
The President’s television appearances
Future White House event
Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
The President’s schedule
-The President’s meeting with Ronald W. Reagan, November 17, 1971
Max Rafferty
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California
-Liberalism
-Ronald W. Reagan
-Percentage of voters
-Need for moderate voice
John N. Mitchell
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G. P. Club
-The President’s regards
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Also recorded on November 15, 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.
- 014-127 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 014-129, November 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190789). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-129 (accessed November 15, 2026).