Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-160
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Kenneth E. Belieu
Monday, August 16, 1971 · 11:50 AM–10:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a call to Kenneth E. Belieu on behalf of H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served to facilitate communication between the President's chief of staff and an external contact. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this brief exchange.
- Kenneth E. Belieu
- H.R. Haldeman
- White House operations
- Administrative coordination
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NARA Description
On August 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 10:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-160 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-160
Date: August 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:50 am and 10:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 564-4C]
Requested that Kenneth E. Belieu be called for H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on August 16, 1971
- 007-159 11:48 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 11:48 am to 11:50 am.
- 007-161 11:50 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Kenneth E. BeLieu talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 10:23 pm.
- 008-001 1:08 PM · 37 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 1:18 pm.
- 008-002 1:08 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 1:18 pm.
- 565-001 1:08 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, Charles W. Colson, John B. Connally, and Bernard J. ("Bunny") Lasker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 1:40 pm.
- 008-003 1:18 PM · 5 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 008-004 1:18 PM · 7 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 008-005 1:18 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-160, 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/007-160 (accessed October 12, 2026).