Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-048
Nixon phone call with MacGregor
Thursday, May 13, 1971 · 3:47 PM–3:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief telephone call with Clark MacGregor to confirm his current location. The primary purpose of the exchange was to request that MacGregor travel to the White House for an immediate in-person meeting. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief logistical coordination.
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NARA Description
On May 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 3:47 pm to 3:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-048 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-048
Date: May 13, 1971
Time: 3:47 pm - 3:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Clark MacGregor.
[See Conversation No. 498-015E]
MacGregor's location
MacGregor's scheduleAlso 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.
- 003-047 3:46 PM · 7 sec — 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.
- 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 003-048, 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/003-048 (accessed October 12, 2026).