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Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator
Friday, May 28, 1971 · 11:04 AM–12:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec
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On May 28, 1971, the White House operator and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 12:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-173 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-173
Date: May 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:04 am and 12:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with an unknown person.
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Also recorded on May 28, 1971
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- 505-019 11:04 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Luis A. Ferre, Rosario Benigno Trigo, and John C. Whitaker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:04 am to 11:17 am.
- 505-020 11:19 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen Hess, Dr. Edward Zigler, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 11:32 am.
- 505-021 11:43 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Torben Ronne, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:43 am and 12:08 pm.
- 506-001 11:43 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Torben Ronne, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 12:08 pm.
- 506-002 12:09 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James Suffridge, James Housewright, William McGuire, Charles W. Colson, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:09 pm to 12:13 pm.
- 506-003 12:13 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:14 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-173, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188583). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-173 (accessed November 11, 2026).