Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-087

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

Thursday, July 1, 1971 · 6:37 PM–6:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation006-087 on Tape 6 (tape position 01:46:59–01:47:04)StartThursday, July 1, 1971 at 6:37 PMEndThursday, July 1, 1971 at 6:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-087 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone communication with the White House operator to request a connection to H.R. Haldeman. This administrative interaction serves as a bridge to facilitate further internal discussions with his Chief of Staff. No substantive policy matters are addressed in this short exchange.

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Holloman, please.
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On July 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:37 pm and 6:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-087 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-87

Date: July 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:37 pm and 6:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 261-46]

     Call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on July 1, 1971

  • 261-043 6:20 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:20 pm and 6:30 pm.
  • 006-086 6:30 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:30 pm to 6:37 pm.
  • 261-045 6:30 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:30 pm to 6:37 pm.
  • 261-046 6:37 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:37 pm and 6:45 pm.
  • 006-088 6:45 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 6:45 pm to 6:46 pm.
  • 261-047 6:45 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:45 pm to 6:46 pm.
  • 006-089 6:46 PM · 1 min — Edward R. F. Cox and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 6:46 pm on July 1, 1971 and 4:08 pm on July 2, 1971.
  • 261-048 6:46 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:46 pm and 7:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-087, July 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-087 (accessed September 30, 2026).