Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-075

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Peter G. Peterson

Tuesday, April 13, 1971 · 9:59 AM–10:16 AM ET · White House Telephone · 2 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation001-075 on Tape 1 (tape position 02:25:48–02:25:51)StartTuesday, April 13, 1971 at 9:59 AMEndTuesday, April 13, 1971 at 10:16 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 001-075 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a call to the White House operator to be connected with Peter G. Peterson, who was serving as the Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and Peterson. No further substantive discussion occurred during this specific interaction.

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Mr. Peterson, please.

NARA Description

On April 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:16 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-075 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 1-75

Date: April 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:59 am and 10:16 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 478-2C]

     Call to Peter G. Peterson

Also recorded on April 13, 1971

  • 478-001 9:17 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:17 am and 9:30 am.
  • 478-012 9:17 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:17 am and 9:30 am.
  • 001-073 9:30 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:36 am.
  • 478-002 9:30 AM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Gen. George A. Lincoln, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter G. Peterson, Ronald L. Ziegler, Emily (Sears) Lodge, Paul W. McCracken, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 11:13 am.
  • 001-074 9:36 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. George A. Lincoln talked on the telephone from 9:36 am to 9:40 am.
  • 001-076 10:16 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:16 am to 10:21 am.
  • 001-077 11:13 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:13 am to 11:14 am.
  • 478-003 11:13 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:13 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 001-075, April 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-075 (accessed October 12, 2026).