Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-132
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Clifford M. Hardin
Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 10:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 22 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon received a brief communication relayed by the White House operator regarding a call from Secretary of Agriculture Clifford M. Hardin. The interaction served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with a cabinet official. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On August 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-132 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-132
Date: August 15, 1971
Time: 10:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Call from Clifford M. Hardin
[Pause]Also recorded on August 16, 1971
- 007-130 10:21 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:21 pm.
- 007-131 10:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 10:22 pm to 10:23 pm.
- 007-165 10:23 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:23 pm.
- 007-133 10:24 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clifford M. Hardin talked on the telephone from 10:24 pm to 10:33 pm.
- 007-134 10:33 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:33 pm.
- 007-135 10:33 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II talked on the telephone from 10:33 pm to 10:37 pm.
- 007-166 10:33 PM · 1 min — the White House operator and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at 10:33 pm.
- 007-136 10:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:37 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-132, August 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-132 (accessed October 12, 2026).