Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-070

Nixon phone call with Davis on Marvin L. Esch and Birthday greetings

Friday, August 6, 1971 · 12:20 PM–12:21 PM ET · White House Telephone · 43 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Davis, LindaConversation007-070 on Tape 7 (tape position 02:33:23–02:34:06)StartFriday, August 6, 1971 at 12:20 PMEndFriday, August 6, 1971 at 12:21 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-070 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted Linda Davis, secretary to Congressman Marvin L. Esch, to extend birthday greetings to the Congressman. During the brief call, Davis clarified that Esch was currently traveling in Africa as part of an Education and Labor Committee trip. Nixon requested that she relay his well wishes and his personal hope that Esch would continue his service in the U.S. Congress.

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Yeah.
I have Miss Davis, the Congressman's secretary.
Yeah.
Hello?
Hello.
Miss Davis?
Yes.
Fine.
I just called the Congressman.
I tried to reach him a couple days ago, but I understand he's out in Africa.
Yes, he is.
Isn't that great?
Is he on a vacation or a trip?
No, he's traveling with the Education and Labor Committee.
Oh, good, good, good, good.
Well, the reason I called him was that Clark McGregor told me he's having a birthday, and I just wanted to tell him to wish him well.
Oh, yes.
A couple days ago.
You just, when you're in touch with him, you can tell him that we just hope he not only has many more birthdays, but that he has them all in the Congress of the United States.
I certainly will.
Okay.
Thank you for calling.
Bye-bye.

NARA Description

On August 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Linda Davis talked on the telephone from 12:20 pm to 12:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-070 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No.7-70

Date: August 6, 1971
Time: 12:20 pm - 12:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Linda Davis, Marvin L. Esch's secretary.

[See Conversation No. 556-18]

     The President's attempt to talk with Esch

     Esch's trip to Africa
          -Education and Labor Committee

     Birthday greetings
          -Clark MacGregor

Also recorded on August 6, 1971

  • 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.
  • 007-069 12:17 PM · 3 min — 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.
  • 556-018 12:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Linda Davis met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:21 pm.
  • 007-071 12:21 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:23 pm.
  • 556-019 12:21 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Louise H. Dagney, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:21 pm to 12:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 007-070, 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/007-070 (accessed October 9, 2026).