Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-180

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Clarence J. Brown

Wednesday, December 1, 1971 · 12:21 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation015-180 on Tape 15 (tape position 04:49:53–04:50:03)StartWednesday, December 1, 1971 at 12:21 PMEndWednesday, December 1, 1971 at 12:21 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-180 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417191205 ↗

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On December 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-180 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-180

Date: December 1, 1971
Time: 12:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 627-9C]

     Request for a call to Clarence J. Brown

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Mr. Clarence Brown of Ohio, Congressman.
Right, sir.

Also recorded on December 1, 1971

  • 627-007 11:36 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard W. Mallary, Raymond H. Nutter, Harry S. Dent, Alexander P. Butterfield, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:36 am to 11:42 am.
  • 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.
  • 015-181 12:27 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Clarence J. Brown talked on the telephone from 12:27 pm to 12:37 pm.
  • 627-010 12:27 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clarence J. Brown met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:27 pm to 12:37 pm.
  • 627-011 12:37 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 1:15 pm.
  • 627-012 12:37 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 1:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 015-180, December 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191205). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-180 (accessed November 1, 2026).