Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-115
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Telecommunications
Friday, May 21, 1971 · 8:36 PM–8:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate and manage a telephonic connection. The brief exchange focused on logistical coordination regarding the status and potential cancellation of an outgoing call. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were finalized during this communication.
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NARA Description
On May 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-115 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-115
Date: May 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:36 pm and 8:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
The President conferred with an unknown person[?].
[End of conferral]
Cancellation of a call
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on May 22, 1971
- 003-114 8:30 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 8:30 pm to 8:36 pm.
- 003-116 8:36 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:48 pm.
- 003-216 8:36 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:48 pm.
- 003-117 8:48 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-115, May 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-115 (accessed October 12, 2026).