Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-109
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on James L. Buckley
Wednesday, August 11, 1971 · 9:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 46 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate an outgoing call to Senator James L. Buckley. The brief exchange served solely to facilitate this communication, with the operator acknowledging the request to connect the President to the Senator's line.
- James L. Buckley
- White House switchboard
- Presidential communications
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NARA Description
On August 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-109 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-109
Date: August 11, 1971
Time: 9:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Requested a call to James L. BuckleyAlso recorded on August 12, 1971
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- 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.
- 007-108 9:15 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:15 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-109, 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/007-109 (accessed October 9, 2026).