Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-034

Nixon phone call with Swann on F. Edward Hébert and Congressional relations

Tuesday, June 29, 1971 · 5:44 PM–5:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 32 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Swann, MaryConversation006-034 on Tape 6 (tape position 00:33:30–00:34:01)StartTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 5:44 PMEndTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 5:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon requested that Mary Swann relay a message to Congressman F. Edward Hébert while he attended a conference. The President sought to have Hébert step away from his current proceedings to call the White House regarding a time-sensitive matter being discussed at the meeting. This call served as an urgent communication effort to facilitate direct contact between the President and the Congressman.

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Hello.
Ms. Swan is on the line.
Hello.
Yes.
I understand the congressman is in the conference.
Yes, he is.
And I don't want to call him out there at the conference, but if you could just get a note to him before they adjourn, or at any time, if he could just step out and give me a call, I would appreciate it.
All right.
It's about a matter they're talking about now.
All right.
Thank you very much, Ms. Swan.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Mary Swann talked on the telephone from 5:44 pm to 5:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-34

Date: June 29, 1971
Time: 5:44 pm - 5:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Mary Swann.

[See Conversation No. 531-28M]

     F. Edward Hébert's location
          -Note to Hebert
          -Call to President

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  • 006-032 5:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 5:35 pm to 5:39 pm.
  • 006-033 5:39 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 5:44 pm.
  • 006-035 5:45 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:45 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-034, June 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-034 (accessed September 26, 2026).