Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-155

Nixon phone call with Andrews on Speechwriting and Administrative Coordination

Thursday, May 27, 1971 · 8:19 PM–8:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Andrews, John K., Jr.Conversation003-155 on Tape 3 (tape position 03:46:35–03:47:05)StartThursday, May 27, 1971 at 8:19 PMEndThursday, May 27, 1971 at 8:20 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-155 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon calls John K. Andrews, Jr. to commend his work on a draft for a forthcoming presidential speech. The two acknowledge the effectiveness of their previous collaborative sessions and establish a timeline for finalizing the document. Nixon concludes the brief exchange by confirming that no further revisions are required until the following afternoon.

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Hello.

Yes, sir, Mr. President.

I want to tell you that I think this is a very good job on this draft.

There won't be anything more tonight.

I made a few changes now this morning, and I'll take another look at it.

It's 3, 4 o'clock tomorrow.

Okay?

Yes, sir.

Thanks very much.

Thank you very much.

The help you gave me yesterday was just invaluable, and it was easy to go through today.

All right.

Well, it's a fine job.

Thank you.

Good night.

NARA Description

On May 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:19 pm to 8:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-155 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-155

Date: May 27, 1971
Time: 8:19 pm - 8:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with John K. Andrews, Jr.

     President's forthcoming speech
          -Andrews’ work

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

             -President's review
             -May 28, 1971 meeting
             -May 25, 1971 meeting
             -Andrews’ work

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-155, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-155 (accessed October 12, 2026).