Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 7 › Conversation 007-008

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Marlow W. Cook

Tuesday, July 27, 1971 · 1:14 PM ET · White House Telephone ·17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation007-008 onTape 7 (tape position 00:17:09–00:17:26)StartTuesday, July 27, 1971 at 1:14 PMEndTuesday, July 27, 1971 at 1:14 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to coordinate a call with Senator Marlow W. Cook. After confirming the Senator's availability following his lunch, Nixon instructed the operator to have Cook reach out to him later that afternoon. This brief administrative exchange served to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Senator.

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Hello?
Mr. President, Senator Marlo Cook is at lunch and expected about 2.30.
Could I have him call you?
Uh, let's see.
Where will I be at 2.30?
Yeah, he can call me.
Yes, sir.
I'll leave words.

NARA Description

On July 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 7-8

Date: July 27, 1971
Time: 1:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 547-11B]

     Marlow W. Cook's location

Also recorded on July 27, 1971

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  • 547-010 1:09 PM · 7 sec — Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:09 pm.
  • 547-011 1:10 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 1:37 pm.
  • 007-007 1:14 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:14 pm.
  • 548-001 2:20 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:20 pm to 2:25 pm.
  • 548-002 2:25 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:25 pm and 2:29 pm.
  • 548-003 2:29 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Marlow W. Cook, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:29 pm to 3:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 007-008, July 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).