Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-156

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on James Cardinal McIntyre

Thursday, May 27, 1971 · 8:20 PM–9:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-156 on Tape 3 (tape position 03:47:05–03:47:14)StartThursday, May 27, 1971 at 8:20 PMEndThursday, May 27, 1971 at 9:05 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-156 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to James Cardinal McIntyre in Los Angeles. The brief exchange serves as a logistical coordination for the President to reach the Cardinal for an unspecified purpose. No further substantive discussion occurs during this interaction beyond the initial placement of the call.

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Could you try to get Cardinal McIntyre in Los Angeles, please?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On May 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 9:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-156 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-156

Date: May 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:20 pm and 9:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to James Cardinal McIntyre

Also recorded on May 28, 1971

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  • 504-017 8:27 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 9:00 pm.
  • 504-018 8:27 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John J. McCloy met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 9:00 pm.
  • 504-019 8:27 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas W. Fletcher met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 9:00 pm.
  • 504-020 8:27 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 9:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-156, 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/003-156 (accessed October 12, 2026).