Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-100
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George P. Shultz
Thursday, April 15, 1971 · 7:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a telephone call to George P. Shultz, then serving as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and Shultz. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this initial request.
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NARA Description
On April 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-100 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 1-100
Date: April 15, 1971
Time: 7:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to George P. ShultzAlso recorded on April 16, 1971
- 001-098 7:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:26 pm to 7:29 pm.
- 001-099 7:30 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:30 pm.
- 001-101 7:31 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:31 pm and 7:33 pm.
- 001-102 7:42 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:47 pm.
- 001-103 7:42 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:47 pm.
- 001-104 7:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 7:47 pm to 7:48 pm.
- 001-105 7:49 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 7:49 pm to 7:53 pm.
- 001-097 8:17 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 8:17 pm to 8:18 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 001-100, April 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-100 (accessed October 12, 2026).