Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-106

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Telephone operations

Thursday, April 29, 1971 · 10:48 AM–11:08 AM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation042-106 on Tape 42 (tape position 02:06:05–02:06:23)StartThursday, April 29, 1971 at 10:48 AMEndThursday, April 29, 1971 at 11:08 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 042-106 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to address a technical malfunction regarding a disconnected telephone line. The brief exchange focused on resolving the connectivity issue so the President could continue his communication efforts. The operator committed to redialing the line to re-establish the connection.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.1 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

Yes, sir.
I think it's cut off.
Oh, that's the same.
I'll call you right back.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 11:08 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-106 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 42-106

Date: April 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:48 am and 11:08 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[This is the original beginning of conversation No. 042-106, which has been merged with
conversation 042-078.]

[See Conversation No. 251-29]

     President's conversation with John D. Ehrlichman

Also recorded on April 29, 1971

  • 251-027 10:24 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:24 am to 10:48 am.
  • 042-078 10:48 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 11:08 am.
  • 042-079 10:48 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 11:08 am.
  • 251-028 10:48 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 11:08 am.
  • 251-029 10:48 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 10:48 am and 11:08 am.
  • 251-030 10:48 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 11:08 am.
  • 251-031 10:48 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 11:08 am.
  • 251-032 11:08 AM · 2 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 11:08 am and 12:03 pm.

All 64 conversations from April 29, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 042-106, April 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-106 (accessed October 3, 2026).