Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-185

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication

Friday, May 28, 1971 · 6:50 PM–8:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-185 on Tape 3 (tape position 04:33:39–04:33:46)StartFriday, May 28, 1971 at 6:50 PMEndFriday, May 28, 1971 at 8:11 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-185 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to connect with his daughter, Tricia Nixon. The primary purpose of the communication is to establish contact with her through the White House operator. No further policy-related discussions or significant developments occur during this brief exchange.

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Patricia, please.

NARA Description

On May 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 8:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-185 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-185

Date: May 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:50 pm and 8:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Tricia Nixon

Also recorded on May 28, 1971

  • 003-181 3:48 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 4:51 pm.
  • 003-182 4:51 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 4:51 pm to 4:52 pm.
  • 506-011 5:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:05 pm to 5:08 pm.
  • 506-012 5:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:10 pm to 5:12 pm.
  • 506-013 5:27 PM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Rose Mary Woods, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John N. Mitchell, White House operator, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:27 pm to 6:50 pm.
  • 003-183 5:45 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:51 pm.
  • 003-184 5:51 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:51 pm to 5:52 pm.
  • 506-014 6:50 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-185, 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/003-185 (accessed September 26, 2026).