Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-107

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Economic policy

Friday, April 16, 1971 · 10:45 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation001-107 on Tape 1 (tape position 03:39:49–03:39:54)StartFriday, April 16, 1971 at 10:45 PMEndFriday, April 16, 1971 at 10:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 001-107 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructs the White House operator to connect him with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger to discuss the significance of recent retail sales data. The brief exchange highlights the President’s focus on monitoring economic indicators as a matter of policy priority. No further developments were recorded in this short telephonic transition.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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3:41:24Thank you.
3:41:28Yes, please.
3:41:29Dr. Kishore, please.
3:41:30Yes, thank you.

NARA Description

On April 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-107 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 1-107

Date: April 16, 1971
Time: 10:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Henry A. Kissinger

Also recorded on April 17, 1971

  • 001-106 10:26 PM · 31 sec — the White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 10:26 pm.
  • 001-108 10:45 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 10:45 pm to 10:56 pm.
  • 001-109 10:56 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:56 pm and 11:01 pm.
  • 001-110 10:56 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:56 pm and 11:01 pm.
  • 001-111 10:56 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:56 pm and 11:01 pm.
  • 001-112 11:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:01 pm to 11:03 pm.
  • 001-113 11:04 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:04 pm.
  • 001-114 11:05 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:05 pm to 11:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 001-107, April 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-107 (accessed October 12, 2026).