Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-090

Nixon phone call with Lee on Congressional Black Caucus and Arnold R. Weber

Thursday, May 20, 1971 · 3:43 PM–3:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 39 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Lee, [First name unknown] (Mrs.)Conversation003-090 on Tape 3 (tape position 01:50:44–01:51:25)StartThursday, May 20, 1971 at 3:43 PMEndThursday, May 20, 1971 at 3:44 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-090 ↗

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President Nixon contacted Arnold R. Weber’s secretary, Mrs. Lee, to convey his appreciation for Weber’s recent efforts. The President specifically praised Weber’s work on a statement drafted for the Congressional Black Caucus, acknowledging the significant labor involved in the project. Nixon requested that Mrs. Lee ensure his gratitude was relayed to both Weber and his relevant staff members.

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Hello.
I'm Mr. Weber's secretary, Mrs. Lee, on the line.
Hello.
Hello.
There you are.
Hello.
Mr. Preston?
Yes, Mrs. Lee, I wanted you to tell Mr. Weber when he came back that all I called to was to tell him
What a fine job he did on that black caucus statement.
I knew that was an enormous amount of work, and I imagine you did a lot of work yourself.
But just tell him that I called to thank him for it.
Oh, I certainly will.
And a member of his staff.
Will you do that?
He will be very pleased.
Fine.
Well, that was a tough one, and he did a great job.
Well, thank you very much.
Thank you.
And I will pass it on.
Sure.
Bye-bye.

NARA Description

On May 20, 1971, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-090 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-090

Date: May 20, 1971
Time: 3:43 pm - 3:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Mrs. Lee.

[See Conversation No. 502-020B]

     Weber's work on Congressional Black Caucus statement

Also 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.
  • 003-089 3:15 PM · 13 sec — 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-090, 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/003-090 (accessed October 10, 2026).