Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-069

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Marvin L. Esch

Friday, August 6, 1971 · 12:17 PM–12:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation007-069 on Tape 7 (tape position 02:33:12–02:33:23)StartFriday, August 6, 1971 at 12:17 PMEndFriday, August 6, 1971 at 12:20 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-069 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon sought to contact Congressman Marvin L. Esch, who was currently traveling in Nairobi, Kenya, as part of an Education and Labor Committee trip. After determining that the Congressman was unavailable until the end of the month, the President instructed the White House operator to connect him with Esch’s secretary, Linda Davis. The communication facilitated a follow-up call regarding the Congressman's schedule and the delivery of birthday greetings to Clark MacGregor.

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Secretary Connolly, this is Haldeman.
Thank you.
He's down on the second floor.
They're giving me a number, Mr. Hoffman.
Okay.
They're having difficulty getting the number where he is, Mr. Haldeman.
Can they send someone to get him?
Well, yeah, and yeah, that'd be fine.
All right.
Thank you.
Mr. President, Congressman Marvin Esch is in Nairobi, Kenya.
He'll be back at the end of the month.
Yeah, get me his secretary, please.
Sure, he will.

NARA Description

On August 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-069 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 7-69

Date: August 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 556-17]

     Marvin L. Esch's location

     Request to talk with Esch's secretary, Linda Davis

Also recorded on August 6, 1971

  • 007-066 12:16 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Wright Patman talked on the telephone from 12:16 pm to 12:17 pm.
  • 007-067 12:17 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 007-068 12:17 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 007-162 12:17 PM · 3 sec — the White House operator and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 556-014 12:17 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 556-015 12:17 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 556-016 12:17 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 556-017 12:17 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 007-069, August 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-069 (accessed October 9, 2026).