Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-105

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Gerald R. Ford

Friday, July 2, 1971 · 5:49 PM ET · White House Telephone · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation006-105 on Tape 6 (tape position 02:12:15–02:12:42)StartFriday, July 2, 1971 at 5:49 PMEndFriday, July 2, 1971 at 5:49 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-105 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to locate Congressman Gerald R. Ford, who was golfing at Burning Creek. Rather than speaking with him directly, Nixon directed the operator to inform Ford that H.R. Haldeman would contact him later to deliver a message on the President's behalf. This brief exchange served as a coordination step to facilitate communication between the White House and Ford through the President's Chief of Staff.

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Yeah.
Mr. President, I found that Congressman Ford is on the course at Burning Creek.
Oh, yeah.
Do you want us to get word to him?
No, you tell him that I'll have Mr. Haldeman will call.
I won't be able to call him.
We'll call him when he comes.
Just let him know that I have a message for him that Mr. Haldeman will give him.
Fine.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.

NARA Description

On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-105 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-105

Date: July 2, 1971
Time: 5:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 260-21C]

     Gerald R. Ford's location

     Message for Ford
         -John D. Ehrlichman
         -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on July 2, 1971

  • 006-101 5:26 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:26 pm to 5:33 pm.
  • 006-102 5:33 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 5:39 pm.
  • 260-020 5:33 PM · 19 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 5:33 pm and 5:39 pm.
  • 006-103 5:39 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:39 pm to 5:40 pm.
  • 260-021 5:39 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:39 pm to 6:29 pm.
  • 006-104 5:40 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 006-106 5:49 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:49 pm and 6:10 pm.
  • 006-107 6:10 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William E. Timmons, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 6:10 pm to 6:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-105, July 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-105 (accessed September 19, 2026).