Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-151

Nixon phone call with Harvey on 26th Amendment and Steel industry

Monday, July 5, 1971 · 8:45 PM–8:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Harvey, JamesConversation006-151 on Tape 6 (tape position 03:07:16–03:09:43)StartMonday, July 5, 1971 at 8:45 PMEndMonday, July 5, 1971 at 8:48 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-151 ↗

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President Nixon called Congressman James Harvey to extend birthday wishes for Harvey's 50th birthday and to share an anecdote about his daughter Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s birthday. The conversation served as a personal outreach, with Harvey praising the President's recent televised appearance regarding the 26th Amendment and youth engagement. Nixon briefly touched upon his upcoming schedule, noting his intent to pressure steel industry and labor leaders toward a settlement before departing for a trip to Kansas City and California.

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Hello?
Congressman Harvey, sir.
Hello?
Mr. President?
Jim?
Yes, sir.
I wanted you to know that I found a very interesting coincidence in looking over my Fourth of July material that you happen to be
Born on that day.
Yes, sir.
And so I'm just calling to congratulate you and to tell you my daughter Julie was born on the 5th, and I talked to her in Athens today, so I thought I'd better call Harvey and tell him, too.
You're very, very kind.
Well, fine.
And incidentally, don't worry about crossing that next mark.
You know, you're still very young.
Every time I used to get to 39 and 49, I thought I was old, but you're doing fine.
Well, you're very kind.
Did you have a good fourth?
I had a very good fourth.
Were you home or in Washington?
We stayed right here in Washington.
Yeah, too much to do, yeah.
In fact, we just watched you on television just a few minutes ago.
Oh, with the young people.
With the young people, and it was terrific.
Yeah, they were great.
I wish they could have more.
They sang the Battle Hymn of the Republic better than I've ever heard it sung.
There were about 500 of them in that room, jammed in, just full of life.
Gee, they were wonderful.
we need an awful lot of that that's right oh it was tremendous that's right and i just it was really great great well mr president i can't thank you enough well i had this honor before well i tell you i unless you were just going to cross the threshold of another decade i wouldn't have done it but i thought i just want to sympathize with you all right right and just uh i just hope you uh
celebrating on the 4th that you pop up a few firecrackers?
No, we didn't do that at all.
No, you ought to, though.
Well, I'll tell you, the next... No, but when you come to the next time, you know, the next year when you cross that threshold... That's going to be a big year.
Bang it, but good.
Okay, I hope it's gonna be a big year for you.
Oh, I'll tell you it's coming along I'm good Jim.
I'm going tomorrow to I have a quite a heavy day as a matter of fact I'm meeting with the steel industry well and labor to to put a little heat on them to have a good settlement I could trust it isn't too bad.
I think they I think they will do reasonably well if we want to be on the line then I'm going out to California and stopping at Kansas City for immediate briefing be in California about a
10 days on the budget, and open a shipyard and a few other things.
But in the meantime, you fellas can hold the fort.
But there are lots of things going on that don't meet the eye here.
We're coming along very well.
I'm sure you are, and I'm all with you.
Well, I appreciate it.
Appreciate it.
And give my best to your family.
I will, Mr. President.
Thank you very much.
Bye.
All right.
Bye.

NARA Description

On July 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and James Harvey talked on the telephone from 8:45 pm to 8:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-151 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-151

Date: July 5, 1971
Time: 8:45 pm - 8:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Congressman James Harvey.

     President's birthday wishes

     Julie Nixon Eisenhower's July 5th birthday
           -Athens, Greece

     Harvey's schedule

     President's recent appearance on television

          -Certification of 26th amendment
          -Young people

     Harvey's 50th birthday celebration

     President's schedule
           -July 6th meeting with steel industry and labor leaders
                 -Steel settlement
           -Trip tp California
           -Stop off at Kansas City

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  • 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.
  • 006-150 8:41 PM · 9 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 006-151, 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/006-151 (accessed October 5, 2026).