Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-094

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on J. Peter Grace

Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 1:16 PM–3:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation042-094 on Tape 42 (tape position 02:26:50–02:27:11)StartWednesday, May 5, 1971 at 1:16 PMEndWednesday, May 5, 1971 at 3:00 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 042-094 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated with the White House operator to facilitate a call to J. Peter Grace. Upon learning that Grace was traveling in England and unavailable until May 7, the President instructed the operator to delay the outreach. Nixon emphasized that the matter was not urgent and requested that the call be scheduled upon Grace's return to the country.

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Hello.
Mr. Grace is out of the country in England, and they expect to hear from him this afternoon.
Well, it's not an urgent thing.
I'll call him when he returns.
Yes, surely.
He'll be back on May 7th.
May 7th, that's fine.
In the country.
That's right.
Tell him it's not urgent.
It can wait.

NARA Description

On May 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-094 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 42-94

Date: May 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 252-38]

     J. Peter Grace's location
           -England

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 042-094, May 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-094 (accessed October 3, 2026).