Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-037

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on F. Edward Hébert

Thursday, September 16, 1971 · 10:34 AM–10:48 AM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation009-037 on Tape 9 (tape position 01:14:14–01:14:23)StartThursday, September 16, 1971 at 10:34 AMEndThursday, September 16, 1971 at 10:48 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 009-037 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a call to the White House operator to facilitate a conversation with Representative F. Edward Hébert. The primary objective of the exchange is to connect the President with the Louisiana congressman for an unspecified purpose. The conversation serves as a brief logistical step in the administration's ongoing outreach to key congressional figures.

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Mr. Eddie Hebert, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On September 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 10:48 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-037 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 9-37

Date: September 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:34 am and 10:48 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 278-49]

     Request for call to F. Edward Hébert

Also recorded on September 16, 1971

  • 009-036 10:33 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 10:33 am to 10:34 am.
  • 278-047 10:33 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:33 am to 10:34 am.
  • 278-048 10:34 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 10:48 am.
  • 278-049 10:34 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 10:48 am.
  • 278-050 10:34 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 10:48 am.
  • 009-038 10:48 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and F. Edward Hébert talked on the telephone from 10:48 am to 10:57 am.
  • 278-051 10:48 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, F. Edward Hébert, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:48 am to 10:57 am.
  • 009-039 11:15 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 11:48 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 009-037, September 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/009-037 (accessed October 12, 2026).