Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-097

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Hobart D. Lewis

Monday, November 22, 1971 · 3:44 PM–3:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation015-097 on Tape 15 (tape position 03:04:46–03:04:56)StartMonday, November 22, 1971 at 3:44 PMEndMonday, November 22, 1971 at 3:48 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-097 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to coordinate a return call to Hobart D. Lewis. The operator informed the President that Lewis was expected at a New York number around 4:00 p.m. Nixon decided to leave a message for Lewis at that location to facilitate their communication.

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Yeah.
Mr. President, on the call to Hobart Lewis, sir, he's expected at a number in New York at about 4 o'clock.
Could I leave word there?
Sure.
Surely, sir.

NARA Description

On November 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:44 pm and 3:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-097 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-97

Date: November 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:44 pm and 3:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 293-35]

     Hobart D. (“Hobe”) Lewis
         -Return call

Also recorded on November 22, 1971

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  • 622-001 3:51 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:51 pm to 3:58 pm.
  • 015-098 4:02 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Hobart D. Lewis talked on the telephone from 4:02 pm to 4:07 pm.
  • 622-002 4:02 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:02 pm to 4:07 pm.
  • 015-099 4:07 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 4:15 pm.
  • 622-003 4:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 4:15 pm.
  • 622-004 4:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 4:15 pm.
  • 622-005 4:07 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 4:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 015-097, November 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-097 (accessed October 1, 2026).