Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-128
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Clark MacGregor
Tuesday, November 23, 1971 · 6:58 PM–7:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a call to Clark MacGregor in order to reach him at a reception hosted by Anna C. Chennault. The brief exchange serves as an administrative request to facilitate communication between the President and MacGregor. No further substantive policy matters are discussed.
- Clark MacGregor
- Anna C. Chennault
- White House communications
- administrative logistics
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NARA Description
On November 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:58 pm and 7:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-128 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-128
Date: November 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:58 pm and 7:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Clark MacGregor location
-Attendance at Anna C. Chennault reception
-Calling instructionsAlso recorded on November 23, 1971
- 015-123 6:07 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:08 pm.
- 623-025 6:07 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:08 pm.
- 623-026 6:07 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:08 pm.
- 623-029 6:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:08 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 015-124 6:10 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and George E. Allen talked on the telephone from 6:10 pm to 6:14 pm.
- 015-125 6:58 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:58 pm.
- 015-126 6:58 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:58 pm and 7:16 pm.
- 015-127 6:58 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:58 pm and 7:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-128, 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/015-128 (accessed October 12, 2026).