Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-139
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on J. Edgar Hoover and FBI
Wednesday, May 26, 1971 · 6:17 PM–6:33 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to contact FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. The conversation serves solely as a procedural request to connect with the Director. No further substantive discussion occurs during this short segment of the recording.
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NARA Description
On May 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:17 pm and 6:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-139 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-139
Date: May 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:17 pm and 6:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 253-027]
Call to J. Edgar HooverAlso recorded on May 26, 1971
- 253-025 6:17 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:17 pm and 6:33 pm.
- 253-026 6:17 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:17 pm and 6:33 pm.
- 253-027 6:17 PM · 11 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 6:17 pm and 6:33 pm.
- 003-140 6:33 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:33 pm.
- 003-141 6:33 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:33 pm and 6:42 pm.
- 253-028 6:33 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:33 pm.
- 253-029 6:33 PM · 8 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 6:33 pm and 6:42 pm.
- 253-030 6:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:33 pm and 6:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-139, May 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-139 (accessed October 12, 2026).