Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 544 › Conversation 544-013
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on presidential logistics
Friday, July 23, 1971 · 1:47 PM–1:55 PM ET · Oval Office ·4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a logistical step to connect the President with another party for official communications. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions occurred during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On July 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:55 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 544-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 544-13 Date: July 23, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:47 pm and 1:55 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 6-196]
Also recorded on July 23, 1971
- 544-008 10:26 AM · 2 hr 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Edwin L. Harper, Ronald L. Ziegler, Paul W. McCracken, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:26 am to 1:03 pm.
- 544-009 1:03 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:03 pm and 1:21 pm.
- 544-010 1:03 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Steven Baker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:03 pm and 1:21 pm.
- 544-011 1:21 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:21 pm to 1:47 pm.
- 544-012 1:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:55 pm.
- 544-014 1:47 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 006-197 1:55 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 2:01 pm.
- 066-002 3:11 PM · 2 hr 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Edwin L. Harper, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 3:11 pm to 6:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 544-013, July 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/544-013 (accessed September 18, 2026).