Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 42 › Conversation 042-107
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on refreshments
Tuesday, April 6, 1971 · 7:16 PM–10:59 AM ET · White House Telephone ·39 sec
AI Summary
An individual named Terry contacted the White House operator to be connected with Ralph Shields. The brief interaction served primarily to coordinate a refreshment order for the White House staff. No substantive policy or political discussions occurred during the exchange.
- White House operations
- logistics
- refreshments
- personnel communication
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NARA Description
Unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 7:16 pm on April 6, 1971 and 10:59 am on April 7, 1971. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-107 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 42-107
Date: Unknown between April 6 and April 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:16 pm, April 6 and 10:59 am, April 7, 1971
Location: White House Telephone
Terry [Surname unknown] talked with the White House operator.
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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/24/2018. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-historical Returnable]
[042-107-w001]
[Duration: 39s]
Terry [Surname unknown] talked with Ralph Shields at an unknown time.
Refreshment order
*****************************************************************Also recorded on April 7, 1971
- 042-028 7:15 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:15 pm to 7:16 pm.
- 042-029 7:16 PM · 27 sec — Unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 7:16 pm on April 6, 1971 and 10:59 am on April 7, 1971.
- 475-008 8:59 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:59 pm.
- 475-009 9:00 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:00 pm to 9:20 pm.
- 475-010 9:20 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:20 pm and 9:25 pm.
- 246-001 10:50 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:55 am.
- 246-002 10:50 AM · 10 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 10:50 am and 10:55 am.
- 246-003 10:50 AM · 8 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 10:50 am and 10:55 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 042-107, April 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-107 (accessed September 18, 2026).