Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-167

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on J. Edgar Hoover and FBI

Friday, May 28, 1971 · 9:16 AM–9:34 AM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-167 on Tape 3 (tape position 03:58:20–03:58:27)StartFriday, May 28, 1971 at 9:16 AMEndFriday, May 28, 1971 at 9:34 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-167 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a telephone call through the White House operator to contact FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. The conversation served as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication with the bureau. No further substance regarding the nature of the call to Hoover is available due to the lack of an official transcript.

Audio

Audio for this conversation has not been released by the National Archives.

Transcript (AI-generated)

No transcript is available because the audio has not been released.

NARA Description

On May 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:16 am and 9:34 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-167 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-167

Date: May 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:16 am and 9:34 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 505-018A]

     Call to J. Edgar Hoover

Also recorded on May 28, 1971

  • 003-165 8:47 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:47 am and 9:08 am.
  • 505-015 8:47 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:47 am and 9:08 am.
  • 505-016 8:47 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:47 am and 9:08 am.
  • 003-166 9:08 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:08 am to 9:12 am.
  • 505-017 9:08 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:08 am to 9:12 am.
  • 505-018 9:12 AM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, unknown person(s), J. Edgar Hoover, Ronald L. Ziegler, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, Wilbur D. Mills, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:12 am and 11:04 am.
  • 003-168 9:16 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:16 am and 9:34 am.
  • 003-169 9:34 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover talked on the telephone from 9:34 am to 9:43 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-167, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-167 (accessed October 11, 2026).