Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-162

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John C. Whitaker

Monday, November 29, 1971 · 4:54 PM–5:02 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation015-162 on Tape 15 (tape position 04:28:50–04:28:56)StartMonday, November 29, 1971 at 4:54 PMEndMonday, November 29, 1971 at 5:02 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-162 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with John C. Whitaker. The brief interaction served as a formal request to initiate communication with the administration official. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this request.

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Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On November 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 5:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-162 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-162

Date: November 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:54 pm and 5:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 306-10I]

     Request for a call to John C. Whitaker

Also recorded on November 29, 1971

  • 015-160 4:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone from 4:52 pm to 4:54 pm.
  • 015-161 4:54 PM · 3 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 5:02 pm.
  • 015-163 5:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, John C. Whitaker, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at 5:05 pm.
  • 015-164 5:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 015-165 5:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 5:35 pm to 5:39 pm.
  • 015-166 5:39 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 5:43 pm.
  • 306-011 5:39 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 5:43 pm.
  • 306-012 5:39 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 5:43 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 015-162, November 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-162 (accessed October 9, 2026).