Nixon White House TapesTape 15 › Conversation 015-113

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Chalmers P. Wylie

Tuesday, November 23, 1971 · 11:47 AM–11:56 AM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation015-113 on Tape 15 (tape position 03:35:41–03:35:52)StartTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 11:47 AMEndTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 11:56 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-113 ↗

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to coordinate a call with Representative Chalmers P. Wylie. The operator confirmed Wylie's availability in Columbus, Ohio, on November 29th. Nixon directed the operator to proceed with arranging the call for that time.

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Mr. President, I find that Congressman Wiley is in Columbus, Ohio, back in the city the 29th.
May I get him there?
Yeah.
All right.

On November 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:56 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-113 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 15-113

Date: November 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:47 am and 11:56 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 623-6B]

     Chalmers P. Wylie
         -Location
                -Schedule
  • 015-110 11:40 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:43 am.
  • 623-004 11:40 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:43 am.
  • 015-111 11:43 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William Brock talked on the telephone from 11:43 am to 11:47 am.
  • 623-005 11:43 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William Brock met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 11:47 am.
  • 015-112 11:47 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:56 am.
  • 623-006 11:47 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Chalmers P. Wylie met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:47 am to 12:20 pm.
  • 015-114 11:56 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:56 am to 11:58 am.
  • 015-115 12:20 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:30 pm.

Conversation 015-113, November 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-113 (accessed September 21, 2026).