Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-108

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Richard J. Daley

Wednesday, August 11, 1971 · 9:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation007-108 on Tape 7 (tape position 03:53:46–03:53:57)StartWednesday, August 11, 1971 at 9:15 PMEndWednesday, August 11, 1971 at 9:15 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-108 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directed the White House operator to facilitate a connection with Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley. This administrative exchange served as an effort to initiate direct communication between the President and the Mayor. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief request for contact.

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Secretary is trying to locate me, my best word with her.
Okay, bye.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On August 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-108 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 7-108

Date: August 11, 1971
Time: 9:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Attempts to contact Richard J. Daley

Also recorded on August 12, 1971

  • 007-100 8:43 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:43 pm.
  • 007-103 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.
  • 007-104 8:55 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 8:59 pm.
  • 007-105 8:55 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 8:59 pm.
  • 007-106 8:55 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 8:59 pm.
  • 007-107 8:59 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater talked on the telephone from 8:59 pm to 9:06 pm.
  • 007-109 9:20 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:20 pm.
  • 007-110 9:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard J. Daley talked on the telephone from 9:29 pm to 9:31 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 007-108, 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/007-108 (accessed October 9, 2026).