Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-178
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on James Harvey
Wednesday, December 1, 1971 · 11:00 AM–12:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
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On December 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 12:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-178 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-178
Date: December 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:00 am and 12:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 627-9A]
Request for a call to James HarveyTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 627-008 11:42 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:46 am.
- 627-009 11:46 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, and James Harvey met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:46 am to 12:26 pm.
- 015-179 12:15 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and James Harvey talked on the telephone from 12:15 pm to 12:20 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-178, December 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191201). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-178 (accessed November 2, 2026).