Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-006

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George P. Shultz

Monday, June 28, 1971 · 5:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation006-006 on Tape 6 (tape position 00:02:13–00:02:19)StartMonday, June 28, 1971 at 5:58 PMEndMonday, June 28, 1971 at 5:58 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place an outgoing call to George P. Shultz. The brief interaction serves as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his Director of the Office of Management and Budget for a subsequent discussion. No further policy matters or substantive exchanges occur during this connection process.

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Charge shots, please.
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On June 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-6

Date: June 28, 1971

Time: 5:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 531-18]

     Call to George P. Shultz

Also recorded on June 28, 1971

  • 531-017 5:58 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:58 pm.
  • 531-018 5:58 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:58 pm.
  • 006-007 5:59 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 5:59 pm to 6:01 pm.
  • 531-019 5:59 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:59 pm to 6:15 pm.
  • 006-008 6:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 6:47 pm.
  • 531-020 6:45 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 6:47 pm.
  • 531-021 6:46 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:46 pm.
  • 006-009 6:47 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 6:47 pm to 6:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-006, June 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-006 (accessed October 5, 2026).