Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-013

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Telephony

Wednesday, May 12, 1971 · 3:27 PM–3:33 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-013 on Tape 3 (tape position 00:17:03–00:17:06)StartWednesday, May 12, 1971 at 3:27 PMEndWednesday, May 12, 1971 at 3:33 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication through the White House operator. The exchange consisted of unintelligible dialogue, rendering the specific purpose or substance of the call unclear. No substantive policy discussions, decisions, or action items were recorded during this interaction.

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NARA Description

On May 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 3:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-013

Date: May 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:27 pm and 3:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

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Also recorded on May 12, 1971

  • 003-012 3:27 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:27 pm.
  • 003-014 3:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 3:33 pm to 3:34 pm.
  • 003-015 3:34 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 3:56 pm.
  • 003-016 3:56 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William L. Safire, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:56 pm to 4:01 pm.
  • 003-017 4:10 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:17 pm.
  • 003-018 4:17 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:17 pm.
  • 003-019 4:17 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:17 pm and 4:24 pm.
  • 003-020 4:24 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:24 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-013, May 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-013 (accessed October 11, 2026).