Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-025
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Technical failure
Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 10:50 AM–10:54 AM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
This recording consists of a technical failure or blank tape, yielding no discernable content for historical analysis. Although the White House telephone system was activated, archival review indicates that no substantive dialogue was captured. Consequently, there are no recorded participants, topics, or policy developments associated with this specific file.
- Technical failure
- Archival records
- White House Taping System
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On November 18, 1971, the recording device engaged at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:54 am, but the conversation appears to be blank. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-25 Date: November 18, 1971 Time: Unknown between 10:50 am and 10:54 am Location: White House Telephone Phone or tape malfunction. [Previous tapes archival review indicated this was a conversation. Upon review of the digital copy, archivists did not discern conversation. For the sake of clarity and continuity, this conversation designation will not change.] ***************************************************************** [Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/19/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Non-Historical] [015-025-w001] [Duration: 2m 23s] [This portion of the tape appears to be blank. However, conversations may have taken place.] *****************************************************************
Also recorded on November 18, 1971
- 015-024 10:50 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:54 am.
- 294-007 10:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:54 am.
- 015-026 10:54 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:54 am to 10:55 am.
- 294-008 10:54 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:54 am to 10:55 am.
- 015-027 10:55 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:55 am.
- 015-028 10:55 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:55 am.
- 294-009 10:55 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:55 am.
- 294-010 10:55 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:55 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-025, November 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-025 (accessed October 1, 2026).