Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-159

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication

Tuesday, July 20, 1971 · 6:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation006-159 on Tape 6 (tape position 03:33:45–03:33:54)StartTuesday, July 20, 1971 at 6:16 PMEndTuesday, July 20, 1971 at 6:16 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-159 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The operator successfully initiated the connection, facilitating a private conversation between the President and his daughter. No policy matters or official administrative decisions were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Hello.
Could you get me Julie, please?
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On July 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-159 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-159

Date: July 20, 1971
Time: 6:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Also recorded on July 20, 1971

  • 006-160 6:16 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:16 pm to 6:17 pm.
  • 263-010 6:16 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:16 pm to 6:17 pm.
  • 006-161 6:18 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:18 pm.
  • 006-162 6:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:19 pm.
  • 006-163 6:19 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:19 pm and 6:41 pm.
  • 263-011 6:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:19 pm.
  • 263-012 6:19 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:19 pm.
  • 263-013 6:19 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:19 pm to 6:41 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-159, July 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-159 (accessed October 11, 2026).