Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-163
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator
Sunday, August 8, 1971 · 8:09 PM–8:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
This recording consists of a brief, unintelligible interaction involving a White House operator and an unidentified caller. Due to the lack of audible content or coherent dialogue, no substantive policy matters, decisions, or political actions were discussed. The exchange remains historically inconclusive as it fails to establish a clear purpose or connection.
- White House operator
- Unidentified caller
- Administrative logs
- Technical recording
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On August 8, 1971, the White House operator and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:09 pm and 8:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-163 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-163
Date: August 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:09 pm and 8:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator (?) talked with an unknown person.
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- 007-076 8:11 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:11 pm to 8:20 pm.
- 007-077 8:49 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:49 am and 12:01 pm.
- 557-001 8:52 AM · 3 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:52 am to 11:47 am.
- 557-002 11:47 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:59 am.
- 557-003 11:59 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:59 am to 12:02 pm.
- 007-078 12:02 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 12:02 pm to 12:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-163, August 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-163 (accessed October 9, 2026).