Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-163

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on James Cardinal McIntyre

Thursday, May 27, 1971 · 9:16 PM–9:22 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-163 on Tape 3 (tape position 03:52:56–03:53:09)StartThursday, May 27, 1971 at 9:16 PMEndThursday, May 27, 1971 at 9:22 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-163 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to James Cardinal McIntyre. The primary purpose of the communication was to establish contact with the Cardinal at his current location. No substantive political discussion occurred as the exchange was limited to the logistics of connecting the call.

Audio

Audio for this conversation has not been released by the National Archives.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On May 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:16 pm and 9:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-163 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-163

Date: May 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:16 pm and 9:22 pm

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

Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     James Cardinal McIntyre
          -Location
          -Call

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.
  • 003-159 9:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle talked on the telephone from 9:05 pm to 9:07 pm.
  • 003-160 9:07 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:07 pm and 9:14 pm.
  • 003-161 9:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leonard H. Goldenson talked on the telephone from 9:14 pm to 9:16 pm.
  • 003-162 9:16 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:16 pm and 9:28 pm.
  • 003-164 9:28 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and James Cardinal McIntyre talked on the telephone from 9:28 pm to 9:29 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-163, 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/003-163 (accessed October 12, 2026).