Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-164

Nixon phone call with McIntyre on Hospital Construction

Thursday, May 27, 1971 · 9:28 PM–9:29 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); McIntyre, James CardinalConversation003-164 on Tape 3 (tape position 03:53:09–03:54:49)StartThursday, May 27, 1971 at 9:28 PMEndThursday, May 27, 1971 at 9:29 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-164 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief telephone conversation with James Cardinal McIntyre to exchange personal well-wishes and discuss recent events. The two addressed the Cardinal’s health, his fiftieth anniversary of ordination, and a potential hospital construction project involving the President’s support. Additionally, they touched upon the upcoming wedding of Tricia Nixon and a related letter previously sent by McIntyre.

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NARA Description

On May 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and James Cardinal McIntyre talked on the telephone from 9:28 pm to 9:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-164 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-164

Date: May 27, 1971
Time: 9:28 pm - 9:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with James Cardinal McIntyre.

     McIntyre's health

     Fiftieth anniversary of ordination

     Building of a hospital
          -President's role

     President's family
          -Tricia Nixon's wedding
                 -Location
                 -A letter from McIntyre

     McIntyre's health
         -Asa V. Call

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

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  • 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.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-164, 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/003-164 (accessed October 12, 2026).