Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-192

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman

Monday, May 31, 1971 · 2:21 PM–2:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-192 on Tape 3 (tape position 04:40:34–04:40:40)StartMonday, May 31, 1971 at 2:21 PMEndMonday, May 31, 1971 at 2:25 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-192 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417188621 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:21 pm and 2:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-192 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-192

Date: May 31, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:21 pm and 2:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 254-006]

     Call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

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Yes, President.
Parliament, please.
Mr. President.

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  • 254-006 2:21 PM · 3 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 2:21 pm and 2:25 pm.
  • 254-007 2:21 PM · 4 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 2:21 pm and 2:25 pm.
  • 003-193 2:25 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:25 pm.
  • 254-008 2:25 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:25 pm.
  • 003-194 2:26 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 2:26 pm to 2:27 pm.
  • 254-009 2:26 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:26 pm to 2:27 pm.
  • 003-195 2:27 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-192, May 31, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188621). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-192 (accessed November 2, 2026).