Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-141
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Hobart D. Lewis
Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 11:05 PM–11:07 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Hobart D. Lewis. The brief interaction focused solely on the administrative coordination required to patch the call through to the President. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions were recorded during this brief logistical 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 an unknown time between 11:05 pm and 11:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-141 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-141
Date: August 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:05 pm and 11:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Call from Hobart D. LewisAlso recorded on August 16, 1971
- 007-140 11:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Herbert G. Klein talked on the telephone from 11:03 pm to 11:05 pm.
- 007-142 11:07 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and George W. Romney talked on the telephone from 11:07 pm to 11:10 pm.
- 007-143 11:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:10 pm and 11:12 pm.
- 007-144 11:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Freeman F. Gosden, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:12 pm to 11:14 pm.
- 007-145 11:14 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:14 pm.
- 007-146 11:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Pierre Rinfret talked on the telephone from 11:15 pm to 11:17 pm.
- 007-147 11:18 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:18 pm.
- 007-148 11:18 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:18 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-141, 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/007-141 (accessed October 12, 2026).