Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 536 › Conversation 536-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Carroll Donahue

Saturday, July 3, 1971 · 8:50 AM–8:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation536-005 on Tape 536 (tape position 01:15:23–01:16:11)StartSaturday, July 3, 1971 at 8:50 AMEndSaturday, July 3, 1971 at 8:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 536-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Carroll Donahue, who was located at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The brief exchange was conducted solely to establish this specific communication link. No further substantive policy matters or political discussions were recorded during this interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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I'm Mr. Carroll Donahue.
Please, he's at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
Massachusetts General Hospital.
I'm in Boston.

NARA Description

On July 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 8:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 536-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 536-5

Date: July 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:50 am and 8:58 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 6-116]

Also recorded on July 3, 1971

  • 536-006 8:50 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 8:58 am.
  • 536-007 8:58 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:58 am to 9:01 am.
  • 006-119 9:04 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:04 am to 9:05 am.
  • 536-008 9:04 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:04 am to 9:05 am.
  • 006-120 9:05 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:05 am.
  • 536-009 9:05 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:05 am.
  • 536-010 9:05 AM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, John A. ("Jack") Mulcahy, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:55 am.
  • 006-121 9:06 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Mulcahy, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:06 am to 9:08 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 536-005, July 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/536-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).