Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-072

Nixon phone call with Dagney on Orval H. Hansen and Birthday greetings

Friday, August 6, 1971 · 12:23 PM–12:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 34 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Dagney, Louise H.Conversation007-072 on Tape 7 (tape position 02:34:19–02:34:53)StartFriday, August 6, 1971 at 12:23 PMEndFriday, August 6, 1971 at 12:24 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-072 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon placed a brief telephone call to Louise H. Dagney, the secretary for Congressman Orval H. Hansen, to acknowledge Hansen's upcoming trip to Idaho. The primary purpose of the conversation was to extend personal birthday greetings to the Congressman. Nixon expressed his well-wishes for Hansen's future, specifically noting his desire for the Congressman to continue his tenure in the House of Representatives.

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Mr. President, Mrs. Lou Dagny, Congressman Orville Hanson's secretary, is on the line.
Yes, Mr. President.
Hello.
I understand the Congressman's on his way out to Idaho.
Yes, he is.
That's just great.
Well, all I called him about, Clark McGregor was telling me, or Bill Timmons, I think it was, was telling me that he had a birthday, and I couldn't realize a man so young could ever have any birthdays.
But you tell him I called and that I wished him the very best.
Thank you.
All right.
And we just hope he has a lot more birthdays and all of them right there in the House of Representatives.
Thank you very much.
Bye.
Bye.

NARA Description

On August 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Louise H. Dagney talked on the telephone from 12:23 pm to 12:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-072 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 7-72

Date: August 6, 1971
Time: 12:23 pm - 12:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Louise H. Dagney, Orval H. Hansen's secretary.

[See Conversation No. 556-19B]

     Hansen's trip to Idaho

     Birthday greetings
          -Clark MacGregor
          -William E. Timmons

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  • 007-162 12:17 PM · 3 sec — the White House operator and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 007-070 12:20 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Linda Davis talked on the telephone from 12:20 pm to 12:21 pm.
  • 556-018 12:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Linda Davis met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:21 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 007-072, August 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-072 (accessed October 11, 2026).