Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 7 › Conversation 007-037
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Louis Harris
Friday, July 30, 1971 · 9:15 AM–10:27 AM ET · White House Telephone ·9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection to pollster Louis Harris. This interaction served as an administrative request to reach an external consultant for a private discussion. No further details regarding the substance of the intended conversation were captured.
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NARA Description
On July 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 10:27 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-37
Date: July 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:15 am and 10:27 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 552-1]
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-037, July 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-037 (accessed September 18, 2026).