Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 614 › Conversation 614-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Brian Hall
Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 1:05 PM–1:10 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a telephone call to Congressman Brian Hall. This brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to facilitate communication between the President and the Representative. No further discussion or substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 614-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 614-004 Date: November 4, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 13-115]
Also recorded on November 4, 1971
- 013-115 1:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 013-116 1:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 614-005 1:05 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 614-006 1:05 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 614-007 1:10 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 1:48 pm.
- 013-117 1:11 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Robert H. Steele talked on the telephone from 1:11 pm to 1:12 pm.
- 013-118 1:12 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:12 pm.
- 013-119 1:12 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 1:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 614-004, November 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/614-004 (accessed September 30, 2026).