Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-117
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Herbert G. Klein
Friday, April 16, 1971 · 11:10 PM–11:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to Herbert G. Klein, who served as his Director of Communications. This brief administrative interaction facilitated direct communication between the President and a key member of his public relations team. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were captured during this short exchange.
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Position in tape: 03:52:58 – 03:53:07
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NARA Description
On April 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:10 pm and 11:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-117 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 1-117
Date: April 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:10 pm and 11:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Herbert G. KleinAlso recorded on April 17, 1971
- 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.
- 001-112 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.
- 001-115 11:09 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:09 pm.
- 001-116 11:10 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at 11:10 pm.
- 001-118 11:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:10 pm and 11:22 pm.
- 001-119 11:22 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:22 pm to 11:27 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 001-117, 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/001-117 (accessed October 12, 2026).