Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 509 › Conversation 509-013

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House switchboard

Thursday, June 3, 1971 · 1:57 PM–2:47 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation509-013 on Tape 509 (tape position 02:21:18–02:21:26)StartThursday, June 3, 1971 at 1:57 PMEndThursday, June 3, 1971 at 2:47 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 509-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This interaction served a logistical purpose, as the President required assistance in connecting with a specific party via the White House switchboard. No substantive policy matters or political discussions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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NARA Description

On June 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 509-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 509-013

Date: June 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 4-19]

Also recorded on June 3, 1971

  • 509-010 1:57 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm.
  • 509-011 1:57 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm.
  • 509-012 1:57 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm.
  • 004-020 2:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 2:49 pm.
  • 509-014 2:47 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:47 pm to 3:06 pm.
  • 004-021 3:06 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 3:06 pm to 3:07 pm.
  • 509-015 3:06 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:06 pm to 3:07 pm.
  • 509-016 3:07 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:17 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 509-013, June 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/509-013 (accessed September 22, 2026).