Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-171

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John K. Andrews, Jr.

Friday, May 28, 1971 · 9:49 AM–11:03 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-171 on Tape 3 (tape position 04:11:19–04:11:26)StartFriday, May 28, 1971 at 9:49 AMEndFriday, May 28, 1971 at 11:03 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-171 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417188579 ↗

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On May 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:49 am and 11:03 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-171 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 003-171

Date: May 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:49 am and 11:03 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to John K. Andrews, Jr.
           -Raymond K. Price, Jr.'s office

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Mr. Andrews in Mr. Price's office, please.
Thank you, sir.
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  • 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.
  • 003-167 9:16 AM · 7 sec — 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.
  • 003-168 9:16 AM · 10 sec — 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.
  • 003-170 9:45 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 9:45 am to 9:49 am.

Conversation 003-171, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188579). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-171 (accessed November 11, 2026).