Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-042
Nixon phone call with Moore on William H. Rehnquist
Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 3:53 PM–3:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 41 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted Richard A. Moore to confirm the age of William H. Rehnquist during the lead-up to his Supreme Court nomination. Moore verified that Rehnquist was 47 years old, born in 1924, and discussed his military service background. The President concluded the brief call by inviting Moore to the Oval Office to review a pending document.
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NARA Description
On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore talked on the telephone from 3:53 pm to 3:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 012-042
Date: October 21, 1971
Time: 3:53 pm- 3:54 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Richard A. Moore.
[See Conversation No. 281-45]
William H. Rehnquist
-Age
Moore's schedule
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Also recorded on October 21, 1971
- 281-045 3:53 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:53 pm to 3:54 pm.
- 012-043 3:54 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 012-044 3:54 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 281-046 3:54 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 3:55 pm.
- 281-047 3:55 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard A. Moore, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:55 pm to 4:25 pm.
- 012-045 3:58 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 3:58 pm to 3:59 pm.
- 012-046 3:59 PM · 11 sec — Rose Mary Woods and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:59 pm and 5:00 pm.
- 012-047 3:59 PM · 48 sec — Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), Marjorie P. Acker, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:59 pm and 5:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 012-042, October 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191591). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-042 (accessed November 12, 2026).