Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-088

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Arnold R. Weber

Thursday, May 20, 1971 · 2:09 PM–3:43 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-088 on Tape 3 (tape position 01:50:25–01:50:30)StartThursday, May 20, 1971 at 2:09 PMEndThursday, May 20, 1971 at 3:43 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-088 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Arnold R. Weber. This brief interaction serves as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his advisor for a subsequent discussion. No substantive policy matters or decisions are reached during this short administrative exchange.

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please.
Arnold Weber.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 3:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-088 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-088

Date: May 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:09 pm and 3:43 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Arnold R. Weber

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-088, May 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-088 (accessed October 10, 2026).