Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-067

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ted Stevens

Saturday, November 20, 1971 · 10:45 AM–10:50 AM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation015-067 on Tape 15 (tape position 01:48:38–01:48:53)StartSaturday, November 20, 1971 at 10:45 AMEndSaturday, November 20, 1971 at 10:50 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-067 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, through the White House operator. During the exchange, the operator inquires about a previously requested call to Senator Ted Stevens, who is currently located in Alaska. Nixon ultimately decides to cancel the request to reach the Senator.

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Yes, please.
Julie, please.
Yes, and do you want to talk to the senator in Alaska?
That's where he is.
He's in Alaska?
Yes, Senator Stevens.
No, don't bother.
All right, thank you.

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 015-067 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-67

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. 621-23]

     Request for a call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower

     Previous request for Ted Stevens
          -Stevens's location

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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 015-067, 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/015-067 (accessed October 12, 2026).