Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-039
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication
Wednesday, May 12, 1971 · 7:25 PM–8:40 AM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The operator promptly acknowledged the request to initiate the connection. No further substantive policy or administrative matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 7:25 pm on May 12, 1971 and 8:40 am on May 13, 1971. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-039 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-039
Date: Unknown between May 12 and May 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:25 pm, May 12, and 8:40 am, May 13, 1971
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Julie Nixon EisenhowerAlso recorded on May 12, 1971
- 003-030 5:37 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:37 pm and 5:41 pm.
- 003-032 5:41 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:41 pm to 5:45 pm.
- 003-033 5:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Wilbur D. Mills talked on the telephone from 5:45 pm to 5:48 pm.
- 003-034 5:48 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:48 pm and 5:52 pm.
- 003-035 5:52 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:52 pm.
- 003-036 5:52 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:52 pm and 7:10 pm.
- 003-037 7:10 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:10 pm.
- 003-038 7:25 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-039, 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/003-039 (accessed October 11, 2026).