Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-145
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Pierre Rinfret
Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 11:14 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon communicated briefly with a White House operator to facilitate an incoming telephone call from economist Pierre Rinfret. The conversation served primarily as an administrative bridge to manage incoming communications late in the evening. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this 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 11:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-145 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-145
Date: August 15, 1971
Time: 11:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Call from Pierre RinfretAlso recorded on August 16, 1971
- 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.
- 007-146 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.
- 007-149 11:18 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:18 pm and 11:20 pm.
- 007-150 11:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 11:20 pm to 11:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-145, 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/007-145 (accessed October 21, 2026).