Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-201

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman

Monday, May 31, 1971 · 6:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-201 on Tape 3 (tape position 05:04:26–05:04:33)StartMonday, May 31, 1971 at 6:15 PMEndMonday, May 31, 1971 at 6:15 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-201 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to initiate telephone calls to two of his key advisors, Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman and Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The communication serves as a record of the President's administrative efforts to coordinate with senior staff and Cabinet members. No specific policy details were captured beyond the initiation of these high-level contacts.

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NARA Description

On May 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-201 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-201

Date: May 31, 1971
Time: 6:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

     Call to William P. Rogers

Also recorded on May 31, 1971

  • 003-200 6:06 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:06 pm and 6:15 pm.
  • 254-017 6:06 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:06 pm and 6:15 pm.
  • 003-202 6:20 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:20 pm.
  • 254-018 6:20 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:20 pm.
  • 254-019 6:20 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:20 pm and 6:30 pm.
  • 003-203 6:30 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 6:30 pm to 6:38 pm.
  • 254-020 6:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:30 pm to 6:38 pm.
  • 003-204 6:38 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 6:38 pm to 6:42 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-201, May 31, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-201 (accessed September 26, 2026).