Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 13 › Conversation 013-028

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Mamie Eisenhower

Friday, October 29, 1971 · 1:29 PM–2:39 PM ET · White House Telephone ·19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation013-028 onTape 13 (tape position 01:03:51–01:04:10)StartFriday, October 29, 1971 at 1:29 PMEndFriday, October 29, 1971 at 2:39 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-028 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a call to Mamie Eisenhower to check on her health status. The operator advised that the President should first consult with Dr. Walter Tkach, as Mrs. Eisenhower was reportedly hospitalized. Nixon acknowledged this guidance before the operator proceeded to secure the necessary contact information.

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Yes, please.
Would you get Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower for me?
I think you'll check with Dr. Takashi.
I think she's in a hospital.
Yes, Mr. President, I do have the number.
Fine.
Mm-hmm.

NARA Description

On October 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:29 pm and 2:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-028 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 13-28

Date: October 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:29 pm and 2:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 302-7]

     Request for a call to Mamie G.D. Eisenhower
         -Dr. Walter R. Tkach
                                               20

                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. 10/06)

Also recorded on October 29, 1971

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  • 302-003 1:31 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-004 1:31 PM · 32 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-005 1:31 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-006 1:31 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-007 1:31 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-008 1:31 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-028, October 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/013-028 (accessed September 18, 2026).