Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-150

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on James Harvey

Monday, July 5, 1971 · 8:41 PM–8:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation006-150 on Tape 6 (tape position 03:07:06–03:07:16)StartMonday, July 5, 1971 at 8:41 PMEndMonday, July 5, 1971 at 8:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-150 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Congressman James Harvey of Michigan. The primary objective of the communication was to establish a direct line of contact with the Representative. No further discussion occurred beyond the initial request for the connection.

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please to get me congressman james harvey of michigan please yes sir

NARA Description

On July 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:41 pm and 8:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-150 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-150

Date: July 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:41 pm and 8:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Congressman James Harvey

Also recorded on July 6, 1971

  • 006-148 8:26 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:26 pm and 8:38 pm.
  • 006-149 8:38 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Florence P. Dwyer talked on the telephone from 8:38 pm to 8:41 pm.
  • 260-030 8:38 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Florence P. Dwyer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:38 pm to 8:41 pm.
  • 260-031 8:41 PM · 4 min — 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 8:41 pm and 8:45 pm.
  • 006-151 8:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James Harvey talked on the telephone from 8:45 pm to 8:48 pm.
  • 260-032 8:45 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James Harvey met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:45 pm to 8:48 pm.
  • 006-152 8:48 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:48 pm and 9:08 pm.
  • 260-033 8:48 PM · 1 min — 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 8:48 pm and 9:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-150, July 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-150 (accessed October 5, 2026).