Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-086

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Harmon Killebrew

Wednesday, August 11, 1971 · 9:08 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation007-086 on Tape 7 (tape position 03:04:39–03:04:50)StartWednesday, August 11, 1971 at 9:08 AMEndWednesday, August 11, 1971 at 9:08 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-086 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a call to professional baseball player Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins. The President requested that the operator locate Killebrew, who was believed to be in Bloomington, Minnesota, at the time. This brief interaction served solely to facilitate personal communication between the President and the athlete.

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Yes, please.
You get me Mr. Harmon Killebrew, who's with the Minnesota Twins.
I think he's probably in Bloomington, Minnesota.
All right, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On August 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:08 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-086 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 7-86

Date: August 11, 1971
Time: 9:08 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 561-2]

     Requested a call to Harmon Killebrew

Also recorded on August 11, 1971

  • 561-001 8:53 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:53 am and 9:08 am.
  • 561-002 9:08 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:08 am.
  • 561-003 9:08 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:10 am.
  • 561-004 9:10 AM · 2 hr 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, and Harmon Killebrew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:10 am to 11:40 am.
  • 007-087 11:10 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harmon Killebrew talked on the telephone from 11:10 am to 11:15 am.
  • 007-164 11:15 AM · 6 sec — the White House operator and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 12:57 pm.
  • 561-005 11:40 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:53 am.
  • 561-006 11:40 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:53 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 007-086, August 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-086 (accessed October 9, 2026).