Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-143
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Freeman F. Gosden Jr.
Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 11:10 PM–11:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
An 11-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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On August 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:10 pm and 11:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-143 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-143
Date: August 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:10 pm and 11:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Call from Freeman F. Gosden, Jr.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on August 15, 1971
- 007-140 11:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Herbert G. Klein talked on the telephone from 11:03 pm to 11:05 pm.
- 007-141 11:05 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:05 pm and 11:07 pm.
- 007-142 11:07 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and George W. Romney talked on the telephone from 11:07 pm to 11:10 pm.
- 007-144 11:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Freeman F. Gosden, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:12 pm to 11:14 pm.
- 007-145 11:14 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:14 pm.
- 007-146 11:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Pierre Rinfret talked on the telephone from 11:15 pm to 11:17 pm.
- 007-147 11:18 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:18 pm.
- 007-148 11:18 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:18 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-143, August 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189573). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-143 (accessed November 5, 2026).