Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-169

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rex W. Scouten

Tuesday, July 20, 1971 · 8:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation006-169 on Tape 6 (tape position 04:02:01–04:02:10)StartTuesday, July 20, 1971 at 8:10 PMEndTuesday, July 20, 1971 at 8:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-169 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Rex W. Scouten. The primary purpose of this brief communication was to initiate a direct line of contact with Scouten, who served as a member of the White House staff. No further substantive dialogue was recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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NARA Description

On July 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-169 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-169

Date: July 20, 1971
Time: 8:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Rex W. Scouten

Also recorded on July 21, 1971

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  • 006-168 8:09 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:09 pm.
  • 006-170 8:11 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stewart Stout talked on the telephone from 8:11 pm to 8:12 pm.
  • 006-171 10:05 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 2:39 pm.
  • 264-001 10:05 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:21 am.
  • 264-002 10:05 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:21 am.
  • 264-003 10:21 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:21 am to 11:01 am.
  • 264-004 11:01 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:01 am and 11:05 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-169, July 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-169 (accessed October 12, 2026).