Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-005
Nixon, Ehrlichman & Butterfield on Clifford M. Hardin
Tuesday, April 6, 1971 · 12:10 AM–12:14 AM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
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On April 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Alexander P. Butterfield, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:10 am and 12:14 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 1-5
Date: April 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:10 pm and 12:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President conferred with John D. Ehrlichman and Alexander P. Butterfield.
Instructions
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and
12:14 pm.
[See Conversation No. 475-4A]
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 001-005, April 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 408403709). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-005 (accessed November 2, 2026).