Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 7 › Conversation 007-078

Nixon phone call with Shultz on White House logistics and Communication

Monday, August 9, 1971 · 12:02 PM–12:03 PM ET · White House Telephone ·21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.Conversation007-078 onTape 7 (tape position 02:48:22–02:48:43)StartMonday, August 9, 1971 at 12:02 PMEndMonday, August 9, 1971 at 12:03 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-078 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone call with George P. Shultz to address scheduling conflicts. Nixon explained he needed to postpone their conversation immediately to meet with a group of bicyclists scheduled to visit the White House. The interaction concluded with an agreement to reconnect at a later time.

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Yeah.

Mr. George Shultz, Mr. President.

Hello.

Mr. President, sir.

Hello.

Yes, sir.

George, I'll call you right back.

I've got to go see some bicyclists here.

Okay, damn it.

NARA Description

On August 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 12:02 pm to 12:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-078 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 7-78

Date: August 9, 1971
Time: 12:02 pm - 12:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with George P. Shultz.

[See Conversation No. 557-5]

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[Previous PRMPA Privacy (D) reviewed under PRMPA regulations 08/09/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Privacy]
[007-078-w001]
[Duration: 8s]

     George P. Shultz
          -Golf
          -Helena M. (“Obie”) Shultz

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     President’s schedule
           -Bicyclists

Also recorded on August 9, 1971

557-002 11:47 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:59 am.
557-003 11:59 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:59 am to 12:02 pm.
557-004 12:02 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:02 pm.
557-005 12:02 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:02 pm to 12:04 pm.
557-006 12:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 12:55 pm.
272-001 12:55 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:48 pm.
272-002 12:55 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:48 pm.
272-003 12:55 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 007-078, August 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-078 (accessed September 18, 2026).