Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-008

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Gerald R. Ford

Tuesday, April 6, 1971 · 9:59 AM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation042-008 on Tape 42 (tape position 00:11:43–00:11:51)StartTuesday, April 6, 1971 at 9:59 AMEndTuesday, April 6, 1971 at 9:59 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 042-008 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417187771 ↗

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NARA Description

On April 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:59 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 42-8

Date: April 6, 1971
Time: 9:59 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 245-4]

     Call to Gerald R. Ford

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Congressman Ford please.
Thank you

Also recorded on April 6, 1971

  • 042-005 9:20 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 9:22 am.
  • 042-006 9:22 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:22 am to 9:27 am.
  • 042-007 9:27 AM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:27 am and 9:59 am.
  • 042-009 9:59 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone from 9:59 am to 10:06 am.
  • 245-003 9:59 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:59 am.
  • 245-004 9:59 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:59 am.
  • 245-005 9:59 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:59 am to 10:06 am.
  • 245-006 10:05 AM · 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:05 am to 11:03 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 042-008, April 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417187771). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-008 (accessed October 31, 2026).