Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-064

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John A. Scali and Journalism

Wednesday, April 21, 1971 · 2:42 PM–2:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation042-064 on Tape 42 (tape position 01:24:46–01:24:53)StartWednesday, April 21, 1971 at 2:42 PMEndWednesday, April 21, 1971 at 2:54 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 042-064 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directed the White House operator to place a telephone call to journalist John A. Scali. This brief interaction served as the administrative bridge to initiate communication with Scali regarding undisclosed matters. No further substantive discussion took place during this exchange beyond the request to connect the two parties.

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Yes, he is.
Scali, please.
John Scali.

NARA Description

On April 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:42 pm and 2:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-064 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 42-64

Date: April 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:42 pm and 2:54 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 252-6]

     Call to John A. Scali

Also recorded on April 21, 1971

  • 042-063 2:31 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:31 pm to 2:42 pm.
  • 252-003 2:31 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:31 pm to 2:42 pm.
  • 252-004 2:42 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:42 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 252-005 2:42 PM · 5 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 2:42 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 252-006 2:42 PM · 11 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 2:42 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 042-065 2:54 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. Scali talked on the telephone from 2:54 pm to 3:01 pm.
  • 252-007 2:54 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. Scali met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:54 pm to 3:01 pm.
  • 252-008 3:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 042-064, April 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-064 (accessed October 3, 2026).