Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-044

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Carl T. Curtis

Monday, August 2, 1971 · 9:45 AM–12:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation007-044 on Tape 7 (tape position 02:05:46–02:05:55)StartMonday, August 2, 1971 at 9:45 AMEndMonday, August 2, 1971 at 12:00 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-044 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with Senator Carl T. Curtis. After learning that the Senator was currently occupied in a finance committee meeting, the President instructed the operator to ensure a return call was placed within five minutes. This interaction reflects the administrative process used by the President to manage high-priority legislative outreach.

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Hello?
Mr. President, I find he's in a finance committee.
They could have him return the call within five minutes.
Fine, fine.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On August 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 12:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-044 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 7-44

Date: August 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:45 am and 12:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 553-6B]

     Carl T. Curtis’ location

Also recorded on August 2, 1971

  • 007-041 8:52 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:52 am and 9:42 am.
  • 553-003 9:20 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), White House operator, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:20 am to 9:50 am.
  • 007-042 9:42 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 9:42 am to 9:45 am.
  • 007-043 9:45 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 12:00 pm.
  • 553-004 9:50 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:55 am.
  • 553-005 9:55 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald L. Warren met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:55 am to 9:56 am.
  • 553-006 9:58 AM · 4 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Stephen B. Bull, John B. Connally, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Carl T. Curtis, Barry M. Goldwater, John D. Ehrlichman, Edward L. Morgan, George D. Aiken, Manolo Sanchez, J. Caleb Boggs, and Clark MacGregor met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:58 am to 2:05 pm.
  • 269-008 10:46 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:46 am to 10:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 007-044, August 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-044 (accessed October 9, 2026).