Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-041
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on F. Edward Hébert
Wednesday, June 30, 1971 · 9:23 AM–9:45 AM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with an unknown individual regarding a planned telephone call to Congressman F. Edward Hébert. The discussion focused on coordinating messaging and refining the President's rhetorical approach for the upcoming interaction. The participants finalized the strategy for the call, emphasizing specific language to be used when addressing the Congressman.
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NARA Description
On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:45 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 6-41
Date: June 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:23 am and 9:45 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator; the President conferred with unknown
person in the background.
[See Conversation No. 532-6E]
Call to F. Edward HébertAlso recorded on June 30, 1971
- 532-004 9:05 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Melih Esembel, Ronald L. Ziegler, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 9:09 am.
- 532-005 9:13 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:13 am.
- 532-006 9:13 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and F. Edward Hébert met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:13 am to 9:54 am.
- 006-038 9:23 AM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:45 am.
- 006-039 9:23 AM · 8 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:45 am.
- 006-040 9:23 AM · 1 min — Henry A. Kissinger, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:45 am.
- 006-042 9:45 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, F. Edward Hébert, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:45 am to 9:50 am.
- 006-043 9:50 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:59 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 006-041, June 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/006-041 (accessed October 11, 2026).