Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 15 › Conversation 015-081

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George E. Allen

Monday, November 22, 1971 · 8:08 AM–8:20 AM ET · White House Telephone ·8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation015-081 onTape 15 (tape position 02:46:00–02:46:09)StartMonday, November 22, 1971 at 8:08 AMEndMonday, November 22, 1971 at 8:20 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-081 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him with George Allen, the head coach of the Washington Redskins. This brief administrative request facilitated a direct line of communication between the President and the prominent NFL coach. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Get me Coach George Allen of the Washington Redskins, please.
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On November 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:20 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-081 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-81

Date: November 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:08 am and 8:20 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 621-34]

     Request for a call to George E. Allen

Also recorded on November 22, 1971

  • 621-032 8:08 AM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:20 am.
  • 621-033 8:08 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:20 am.
  • 621-034 8:08 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:20 am.
  • 621-035 8:08 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:20 am.
  • 015-082 8:20 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and George E. Allen talked on the telephone from 8:20 am to 8:27 am.
  • 621-036 8:20 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George E. Allen met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:20 am to 8:27 am.
  • 621-037 8:27 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:27 am and 8:30 am.
  • 621-038 8:30 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:30 am to 8:50 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 015-081, November 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-081 (accessed September 18, 2026).