Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-089
Nixon phone call with Lee on Arnold R. Weber and Cost of Living Council
Thursday, May 20, 1971 · 3:15 PM–3:43 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon attempted to reach Arnold R. Weber, the former executive director of the Cost of Living Council, to discuss pending business. After being informed by the White House operator that Weber was en route to the airport, the President spoke briefly with Weber’s secretary, Mrs. Lee, to confirm his availability. The conversation concluded with the understanding that the President would follow up with Weber’s office the following morning.
- Arnold R. Weber
- Cost of Living Council
- Scheduling
- White House communications
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NARA Description
On May 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, the White House operator, and Arnold R. Weber's secretary, Mrs. [First name unknown] Lee talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-089 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-089
Date: May 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:15 pm and 3:43 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 502-020A]
Arnold R. Weber's location
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Call to Weber's secretary, Mrs. [Forename unknown] Lee
Mrs. Lee [?] joined the conversation at an unknown time.
GreetingsAlso recorded on May 20, 1971
- 502-020 2:47 PM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, unknown person(s) [Arnold R. Weber's secretary], Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:47 pm to 3:58 pm.
- 003-090 3:43 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Arnold R. Weber's secretary, Mrs. [First name unknown] Lee talked on the telephone from 3:43 pm to 3:44 pm.
- 003-091 3:49 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 003-092 3:51 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at 3:51 pm.
- 003-093 3:51 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:51 pm and 3:56 pm.
- 003-094 3:56 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 3:56 pm to 3:57 pm.
- 003-095 3:57 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:57 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 502-021 3:58 PM · 19 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 9:43 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-089, May 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-089 (accessed October 5, 2026).