Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-065

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ted Stevens

Saturday, November 20, 1971 · 10:45 AM–10:50 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation015-065 on Tape 15 (tape position 01:48:17–01:48:27)StartSaturday, November 20, 1971 at 10:45 AMEndSaturday, November 20, 1971 at 10:50 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-065 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone request for the White House operator to place a call to Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska. No further discussion occurred during this recording, as its sole purpose was to facilitate communication with the Senator. This request highlights the President's direct involvement in managing his legislative outreach and scheduling.

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Senator Stevens of Alaska, please.

NARA Description

On November 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 10:50 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-065 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-65

Date: November 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:45 am and 10:50 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 621-19]

     Request for a call to Ted Stevens

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  • 621-021 10:45 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 10:50 am.
  • 621-022 10:45 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 10:50 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 015-065, November 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-065 (accessed October 12, 2026).