Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-047
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Clark MacGregor
Thursday, May 13, 1971 · 3:46 PM–3:47 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to connect with Clark MacGregor, who served as the Congressional Liaison for the White House. The conversation consists solely of the President directing the White House operator to place the call, signaling an immediate need for coordination with his legislative affairs team. No substantive policy discussions occur during this brief exchange as the connection is being established.
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NARA Description
On May 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-047 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-047
Date: May 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:46 pm and 3:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 498-015C]
Call to Clark MacGregorAlso recorded on May 13, 1971
- 003-042 3:35 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:38 pm.
- 003-044 3:38 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone from 3:38 pm to 3:39 pm.
- 498-014 3:38 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:38 pm to 3:39 pm.
- 498-015 3:40 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, J. Glenn Beall, Jr., White House operator, Clark MacGregor, John D. Ehrlichman, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:40 pm to 4:27 pm.
- 003-045 3:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Glenn Beall, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:43 pm to 3:44 pm.
- 003-046 3:46 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at 3:46 pm.
- 003-048 3:47 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 3:47 pm to 3:48 pm.
- 003-049 3:52 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 3:52 pm to 3:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-047, May 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-047 (accessed October 12, 2026).