Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-059

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Carl B. Albert

Thursday, April 29, 1971 · 10:08 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation002-059 on Tape 2 (tape position 02:12:44–02:13:01)StartThursday, April 29, 1971 at 10:08 PMEndThursday, April 29, 1971 at 10:08 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-059 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417188079 ↗

A 17-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On April 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-059 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-59

Date: April 29, 1971
Time: 10:08 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Carl B. Albert's location

     Call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

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Hello.

Mr. Berglund?

Yeah.

I'm trying to reach the speaker.

He is attending a dinner with the City Chamber of Commerce tonight.

And he hasn't reached home yet.

Would you like me to leave any word?

No, no.

I'll call on the bus.

All right.

Good try, Mr. Pollack.

Yes, sir.

Also recorded on April 29, 1971

002-060 10:15 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:15 pm to 10:25 pm.
002-061 10:25 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 pm and 10:31 pm.
002-062 10:25 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 pm and 10:31 pm.
002-063 10:25 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 pm and 10:31 pm.
002-064 10:31 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:31 pm.
002-065 10:36 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:36 pm to 10:39 pm.
002-066 10:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 10:39 pm to 10:40 pm.
002-067 10:40 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:40 pm to 10:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-059, April 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188079). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-059 (accessed November 6, 2026).