Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-133

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Peter M. Flanigan

Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 12:46 PM–1:08 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation014-133 on Tape 14 (tape position 04:05:47–04:06:00)StartTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 12:46 PMEndTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 1:08 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 014-133 ↗

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the whereabouts of his assistant, Peter M. Flanigan. Upon learning that Flanigan was working in New York until 5:00 p.m., the President requested his contact information at Chase Manhattan Bank. The conversation concluded with the operator providing the necessary details to facilitate reaching Flanigan.

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Yeah.
I found that Mr. Flanagan is in New York until around 5.
I have a number.
May I reach in there?
Chase Manhattan Bank.
All right, fine.
Thank you, sir.

On November 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-133 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 14-133

Date: November 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:46 pm and 1:08 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 619-28C]

     Peter M. Flanigan's location
  • 619-024 12:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:25 pm.
  • 619-025 12:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George L. Grassmuck, Alexander P. Butterfield, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:28 pm.
  • 619-026 12:28 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 014-130 12:30 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:33 pm.
  • 014-131 12:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:33 pm.
  • 619-027 12:30 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:33 pm.
  • 619-028 12:33 PM · 1 hr 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, Peter M. Flanigan, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:33 pm to 1:59 pm.
  • 014-132 12:46 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:08 pm.

Conversation 014-133, 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/014-133 (accessed October 1, 2026).