Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-170

Nixon phone call with Stout on Presidential logistics and Transportation

Tuesday, July 20, 1971 · 8:11 PM–8:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Stout, StewartConversation006-170 on Tape 6 (tape position 04:02:10–04:02:33)StartTuesday, July 20, 1971 at 8:11 PMEndTuesday, July 20, 1971 at 8:12 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-170 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted Stewart Stout via the White House operator to arrange for personal transportation. The President specifically requested a car to be prepared for his departure to attend a baseball game. The request served as a logistical instruction to facilitate the President's evening plans.

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Yes, Mr. President.
Would you order a car up?
I want to go out to the ball games.
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On July 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stewart Stout talked on the telephone from 8:11 pm to 8:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-170 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-170

Date: July 20, 1971
Time: 8:11 pm - 8:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Call to Rex W. Scouten
           -Stewart Stout

     Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

The President talked with Stewart Stout.

     Transportation

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-170, 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/006-170 (accessed October 12, 2026).