Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-049
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George Aiken
Monday, August 2, 1971 · 12:21 PM–12:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to Senator George Aiken. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Senator. No further substantive discussion occurred during this recording.
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NARA Description
On August 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-049 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-49
Date: August 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:21 pm and 12:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 553-6H]
Requested a call to George D. AikenAlso recorded on August 2, 1971
- 007-045 12:00 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Carl T. Curtis talked on the telephone from 12:00 pm to 12:03 pm.
- 007-046 12:04 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater talked on the telephone from 12:04 pm to 12:09 pm.
- 007-047 12:09 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:18 pm.
- 007-048 12:18 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 12:18 pm to 12:21 pm.
- 007-050 12:56 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George D. Aiken talked on the telephone from 12:56 pm to 1:00 pm.
- 007-051 1:00 PM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:08 pm.
- 007-052 1:08 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:08 pm.
- 007-053 1:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:08 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-049, 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/007-049 (accessed October 9, 2026).