Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-195
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman
Monday, May 31, 1971 · 2:27 PM–5:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
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On May 31, 1971, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-195 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-195
Date: May 31, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 254-011]
Call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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Also recorded on May 31, 1971
- 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.
- 254-010 2:27 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm.
- 254-011 2:27 PM · 5 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 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm.
- 254-012 2:27 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm.
- 254-013 2:27 PM · 8 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 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-195, May 31, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188627). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-195 (accessed November 2, 2026).