Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-026

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller

Thursday, July 29, 1971 · 1:50 PM–6:32 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation007-026 on Tape 7 (tape position 01:28:20–01:28:27)StartThursday, July 29, 1971 at 1:50 PMEndThursday, July 29, 1971 at 6:32 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief exchange served as a routine request to establish a private line of communication with his spouse. No further official business or substantive policy discussions were recorded during this interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On July 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 6:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 7-26

Date: July 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:50 pm and 6:32 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Requested a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

Also recorded on July 29, 1971

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  • 551-012 1:48 PM · 56 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 1:50 pm.
  • 266-007 1:50 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 2:45 pm.
  • 267-001 1:50 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 1:50 pm on July 29, 1971 and 9:08 am on July 30, 1971.
  • 266-008 2:45 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 5:45 pm.
  • 266-009 2:45 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 5:45 pm.
  • 266-010 2:45 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 5:45 pm.
  • 266-011 2:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 5:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 007-026, July 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-026 (accessed October 9, 2026).