Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-096
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald Reagan
Wednesday, August 11, 1971 · 8:20 PM–8:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to California Governor Ronald Reagan. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary logistical step to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and the Governor. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On August 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 8:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-096 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-96
Date: August 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:20 pm and 8:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Requested a call to Ronald W. ReaganAlso recorded on August 12, 1971
- 007-093 8:04 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:04 pm.
- 007-094 8:05 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 8:05 pm to 8:08 pm.
- 007-095 8:09 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:09 pm to 8:20 pm.
- 007-097 8:24 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan talked on the telephone from 8:24 pm to 8:28 pm.
- 007-098 8:28 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:28 pm and 8:36 pm.
- 007-099 8:36 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis talked on the telephone from 8:36 pm to 8:40 pm.
- 007-100 8:43 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:43 pm.
- 007-101 8:43 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:43 pm and 8:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-096, August 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-096 (accessed October 9, 2026).