Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-098
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Hobart D. Lewis
Wednesday, August 11, 1971 · 8:28 PM–8:36 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a call through the White House operator to contact Hobart D. Lewis, the president and editor-in-chief of Reader's Digest. The primary purpose of this brief interaction was to facilitate a direct line of communication between the President and the publishing executive. No substantive discussion occurred between the President and the operator, as the exchange served solely as an administrative step to connect the two parties.
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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 8:28 pm and 8:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-098 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-98
Date: August 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:28 pm and 8:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Requested a call to Hobart D. LewisAlso recorded on August 12, 1971
- 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.
- 007-096 8:20 PM · 9 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 007-099 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.
- 007-102 8:43 PM · 15 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.
- 007-103 8:46 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 8:46 pm to 8:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-098, 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/007-098 (accessed October 12, 2026).