Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-162
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator
Friday, August 6, 1971 · 12:17 PM–12:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec
AI Summary
A White House operator placed a brief, outgoing telephone call to an unidentified individual. No substantive conversation or exchange of information occurred during the duration of the recording. Consequently, no specific requests, policy decisions, or developments were documented.
- White House operator
- Unidentified caller
- Telephone communication
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NARA Description
On August 6, 1971, the White House operator and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-162 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-162
Date: August 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with an unknown person.
No request was madeAlso recorded on August 6, 1971
- 007-066 12:16 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Wright Patman talked on the telephone from 12:16 pm to 12:17 pm.
- 007-067 12:17 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 007-068 12:17 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 007-069 12:17 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 556-014 12:17 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 556-015 12:17 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 556-016 12:17 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 556-017 12:17 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-162, August 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-162 (accessed October 9, 2026).