Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-137
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Leonard Garment
Wednesday, May 26, 1971 · 3:18 PM–3:30 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to be connected with Leonard Garment. This brief interaction serves as the administrative bridge to facilitate a direct communication between the President and his advisor. The primary action item is the immediate placement of the call to Garment's office.
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NARA Description
On May 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-137 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-137
Date: May 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:18 pm and 3:30 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 253-019]
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Call to Leonard GarmentAlso recorded on May 26, 1971
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- 253-016 3:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:12 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 003-135 3:15 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 253-017 3:15 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 003-136 3:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 3:17 pm to 3:18 pm.
- 253-018 3:17 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:17 pm to 3:18 pm.
- 253-019 3:18 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 003-138 3:30 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leonard Garment talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-137, May 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-137 (accessed October 12, 2026).