Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-036

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Robert A. Taft, Jr.

Friday, April 23, 1971 · 1:14 PM–1:32 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation002-036 on Tape 2 (tape position 01:11:12–01:11:30)StartFriday, April 23, 1971 at 1:14 PMEndFriday, April 23, 1971 at 1:32 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-036 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417188037 ↗

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NARA Description

On April 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-036 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-36

Date: April 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:14 pm and 1:32 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 487-19A]

     Robert A. Taft, Jr's location

     Call to Herbert R. (“Chief”) Rainwater

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Hello.
Mr. President, Mr. Tapp is on the golf course.
No, that's right.
May I leave words?
No, it's not necessary.
I'll talk to him in a couple of days.
I see, and I'm trying to reach Mr. Rainwater for you.
Yeah, all right, thank you.
Thank you.

Also recorded on April 23, 1971

  • 487-015 12:52 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:52 pm to 1:04 pm.
  • 002-034 1:04 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:11 pm.
  • 487-016 1:04 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:11 pm.
  • 002-035 1:11 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:11 pm.
  • 487-017 1:11 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:11 pm.
  • 487-018 1:11 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 1:17 pm.
  • 487-019 1:17 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Chief Herbert R. Rainwater met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:17 pm to 1:51 pm.
  • 002-037 1:32 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Chief Herbert R. Rainwater talked on the telephone from 1:32 pm to 1:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-036, April 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188037). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-036 (accessed November 2, 2026).