Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-119
Nixon phone call with Garcia on Barry M. Goldwater and Senator
Friday, May 7, 1971 · 10:52 AM–10:55 AM ET · White House Telephone · 58 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted Betty Garcia to inquire about the current location, health status, and schedule of Senator Barry M. Goldwater. This brief telephonic exchange focused on gathering logistical intelligence regarding the Senator's activities. The conversation serves primarily as a status update on Goldwater's availability.
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NARA Description
On May 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Betty Garcia talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 am and 10:55 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-119 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 2-119
Date: May 7, 1971
Time: 10:52 am - unknown before 10:55 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Betty Garcia.
[See Conversation No. 495-7]
Barry M. Goldwater's location
[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under court order from
December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access 8, Ronald V. Dellums, et al. v. James M.
Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives and Records Administration produced this
transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]
[End of transcript]
Goldwater's health and schedule
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on May 7, 1971
- 002-116 10:46 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edith Green talked on the telephone from 10:46 am to 10:49 am.
- 495-004 10:46 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edith Green met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:46 am to 10:49 am.
- 002-117 10:49 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 10:52 am.
- 002-118 10:49 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 10:52 am.
- 495-005 10:49 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 10:52 am.
- 495-006 10:49 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 10:52 am.
- 495-007 10:52 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Betty Garcia met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:52 am and 10:55 am.
- 495-008 10:55 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:55 am to 11:00 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 002-119, May 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-119 (accessed October 3, 2026).