Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 1 › Conversation 001-111

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House Operator

Friday, April 16, 1971 · 10:56 PM–11:01 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation001-111 onTape 1 (tape position 03:48:43–03:48:47)StartFriday, April 16, 1971 at 10:56 PMEndFriday, April 16, 1971 at 11:01 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 001-111 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a personal telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his family late in the evening. No substantive policy matters or official administrative decisions were discussed during this brief request.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On April 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:56 pm and 11:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-111 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 1-111

Date: April 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:56 pm and 11:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Also recorded on April 17, 1971

  • 001-107 10:45 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:45 pm.
  • 001-108 10:45 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 10:45 pm to 10:56 pm.
  • 001-109 10:56 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:56 pm and 11:01 pm.
  • 001-110 10:56 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:56 pm and 11:01 pm.
  • 001-112 11:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:01 pm to 11:03 pm.
  • 001-113 11:04 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:04 pm.
  • 001-114 11:05 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:05 pm to 11:09 pm.
  • 001-115 11:09 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 001-111, April 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-111 (accessed September 18, 2026).