Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 536 › Conversation 536-007

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Massachusetts General…

Saturday, July 3, 1971 · 8:58 AM–9:01 AM ET · Oval Office · 57 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation536-007 on Tape 536 (tape position 01:19:28–01:21:04)StartSaturday, July 3, 1971 at 8:58 AMEndSaturday, July 3, 1971 at 9:01 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 536-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the nurse in charge of the Intensive Care Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital to inquire about the medical status of an old friend and former congressional colleague. The President reminisced briefly about their shared history serving in the Navy during World War II and their time in Congress together. He concluded the brief call by requesting that the nurse pass along his best wishes for the patient's recovery.

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I'll just talk to him.
Hello?
Yes?
Hello?
Yes, how are you?
When you got to have a chance to see the Congressman, you were telling me that I called just wishing well.
He and I were in the Navy together many years ago before you were born, perhaps, back in 1942.
And he's a very old friend, and we were served in Congress together when he first came.
And I hope he's doing all right.
You give him my best wishes.

NARA Description

On July 3, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 536-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 536-7

Date: July 3, 1971
Time: 8:58 am - 9:01 am
Location: Oval Office

The White House operator talked with the President

The President talked with the nurse in charge of the Intensive Care Unit at Massachusetts
General Hospital

[See Conversation No. 6-118]

Also recorded on July 3, 1971

  • 536-005 8:50 AM · 15 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.
  • 536-006 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.
  • 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 536-007, 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/536-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).