Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-053

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on J. Caleb Boggs

Monday, August 2, 1971 · 1:08 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation007-053 on Tape 7 (tape position 02:23:42–02:23:52)StartMonday, August 2, 1971 at 1:08 PMEndMonday, August 2, 1971 at 1:08 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-053 ↗

President Nixon attempted to reach Senator J. Caleb Boggs via the White House operator. The operator informed the President that Boggs was temporarily unavailable and suggested a return call shortly. Nixon acknowledged the delay, concluding the brief exchange.

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Hello?
Mr. President, the bog is where he can't talk at the moment, and he can call you back in two or three minutes.
Fine, fine.

On August 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-053 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 7-53

Date: August 2, 1971
Time: 1:08 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 553-6L]

     J. Caleb Boggs’ location
  • 007-051 1:00 PM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:08 pm.
  • 007-052 1:08 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:08 pm.
  • 007-054 1:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Caleb Boggs talked on the telephone from 1:17 pm to 1:18 pm.
  • 007-055 1:19 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:19 pm.
  • 007-056 1:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:19 pm.
  • 007-057 1:19 PM · 8 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm.
  • 007-058 1:19 PM · 28 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm.
  • 007-059 1:19 PM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm.

Conversation 007-053, August 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-053 (accessed October 18, 2026).