Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-110

Nixon phone call with Daley on Chicago and National Milk Producers Association

Wednesday, August 11, 1971 · 9:29 PM–9:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Daley, Richard J.Conversation007-110 on Tape 7 (tape position 03:54:41–03:56:49)StartWednesday, August 11, 1971 at 9:29 PMEndWednesday, August 11, 1971 at 9:31 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-110 ↗

President Nixon called Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley to coordinate a meeting during the President's upcoming September 2 trip to speak before the National Milk Producers Association. The two leaders briefly discussed shared conservative political values and the geopolitical significance of the administration's recent outreach to the People's Republic of China. To ensure the Mayor was fully informed on the administration’s foreign policy, Nixon proposed that Henry Kissinger provide Daley with a private briefing during the Chicago visit.

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Hello.
Hello, Mr. Mayor.
How are you?
Hope I didn't interrupt you.
Fine.
I wanted to tell you that I'm going to be in Chicago on the 2nd of September to speak to the, it's a very big group apparently, the National Milk Producers thing.
And so I'll be seeing you.
I hope if you're there I'll have a chance to say hello.
Bye.
Great.
Great.
Great.
Oh, just fine.
We're getting along fine.
And incidentally, a lot of things are going on in the world that are going to be pretty good, I think.
Right.
Right.
Well, I think it's the right thing.
Well, Mr. Mayor, it's the right thing.
You know, some of our, you know, you and I think the right, you know, we're both conservative and we know the right thing.
But we're doing this for reasons that are very important to the world and the future.
Exactly.
Well, I appreciate that.
Well, we wish you the best.
Yeah, well, we'll get a chance to have a little chat when we're out there.
I'd like Dr. Kissinger, I've talked to him about it, if you would like, I'd like him to give you, when we're in Chicago, a little private briefing on this thing.
Would you like to have that?
I wonder if I'd appreciate it if you had a great man with you.
Right.
Great.
Good.
Fine.
Okay, Mr. Mayor.
Good luck.

On August 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Richard J. Daley talked on the telephone from 9:29 pm to 9:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-110 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 7-110

Date: August 11, 1971
Time: 9:29 pm - 9:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Richard J. Daley.

     The President's schedule

          -Chicago trip
               -Milk Producer's Association

     World events
         -The People's Republic of China [PRC]
               -Reasons

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/09/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[007-110-w001]
[Duration: 34s]

       John V. Lindsay's party affiliation
              -Richard J. Daley's comments
              -Democrats compared with Republicans

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     Daley
          -Briefing by Henry A. Kissinger
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Conversation 007-110, 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/007-110 (accessed October 9, 2026).