Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-009

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on General James D. Hughes

Tuesday, April 20, 1971 · 3:48 PM–3:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation002-009 on Tape 2 (tape position 00:10:17–00:10:24)StartTuesday, April 20, 1971 at 3:48 PMEndTuesday, April 20, 1971 at 3:54 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with General James D. "Don" Hughes. The conversation served strictly as a logistical bridge to initiate a formal call between the President and the General. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief interaction.

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John Hughes, General Hughes.
John, you're fine.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 3:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-9

Date: April 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:48 pm and 3:54 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 483-17C]

     Call to Gen. James D. (“Don”) Hughes

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       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Also recorded on April 20, 1971

  • 002-007 3:35 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:47 pm.
  • 483-017 3:35 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Clifford M. Hardin, Gen. George A. Lincoln, Peter M. Flanigan, White House photographer, White House operator, John B. Connally, James D. ("Don") Hughes, George H. Mahon, and Clark MacGregor met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:35 pm to 4:10 pm.
  • 002-008 3:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 3:47 pm to 3:48 pm.
  • 002-010 3:54 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. ("Don") Hughes talked on the telephone from 3:54 pm to 3:55 pm.
  • 002-011 3:55 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 4:04 pm.
  • 002-012 4:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. Mahon talked on the telephone from 4:04 pm to 4:07 pm.
  • 483-018 4:10 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Ronald L. Ziegler, Fred Maroon, Manolo Sanchez, unknown person(s), and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:10 pm to 4:19 pm.
  • 483-019 4:20 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John N. Mitchell, John W. Dean, III, White House photographer, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), White House operator, and Sue Morrison met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:20 pm to 5:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-009, April 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-009 (accessed October 3, 2026).