Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-034

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John W. Byrnes and Congressman

Wednesday, May 12, 1971 · 5:48 PM–5:52 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-034 on Tape 3 (tape position 00:39:45–00:39:55)StartWednesday, May 12, 1971 at 5:48 PMEndWednesday, May 12, 1971 at 5:52 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a call to Congressman John W. Byrnes of Wisconsin through the White House operator. The brief exchange serves as a procedural request to establish communication with the Representative. No further policy discussion or substantive deliberation occurs during this short administrative interaction.

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Yes, please.
John Burns, please.
John Burns?
Congressman John Burns of Wisconsin.
All right.

NARA Description

On May 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:48 pm and 5:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-034

Date: May 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:48 pm and 5:52 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 499-002/498-001G]

     Call to John W. Byrnes

Also recorded on May 12, 1971

  • 498-001 5:33 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Frank T. Bow, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, John B. Connally, and Wilbur D. Mills met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 6:03 pm.
  • 003-028 5:34 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward P. Boland talked on the telephone from 5:34 pm to 5:36 pm.
  • 003-030 5:37 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:37 pm and 5:41 pm.
  • 003-031 5:37 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:37 pm and 5:41 pm.
  • 003-032 5:41 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:41 pm to 5:45 pm.
  • 003-033 5:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Wilbur D. Mills talked on the telephone from 5:45 pm to 5:48 pm.
  • 003-035 5:52 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:52 pm.
  • 003-036 5:52 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:52 pm and 7:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-034, May 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-034 (accessed September 28, 2026).