Conversation 003-081

On May 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John A. Scali talked on the telephone at 12:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-081 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 003-081

Date: May 20, 1971
Time: 12:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Tricia Nixon

The President conferred with John A. Scali.

     Communications

[End of conferral]

[This is the original beginning of conversation No. 003-082, which has been merged with
conversation 003-081 and 003-083.]

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 10/24/2017.]

[Unintelligible]
[003-082-w001]
[Duration: 32s]

     [Dead air]

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[This is the original beginning of conversation No. 003-083, which has been merged with
conversation 003-081 and 003-082.]

[See Conversation No. 502-012A]

     President's schedule
          -Announcement
                 -Location
                 -President's appearance
                 -Commentators’ remarks
                       -John W. Chancellor of National Broadcasting Corporation [NBC]
                             -People's Republic of China [PRC], Union of Soviet Socialist
                             Republics [USSR]
                       -Tricia Nixon's, Julie Nixon Eisenhower's and Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon's
                       viewing
          -Cocktail party for Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] negotiations
                 -Time
                 -Location
                 -William P. Rogers
                 -Melvin R. Laird
                 -Ms. Nixon and Mrs. Eisenhower