President Nixon instructed the White House operator to initiate telephone calls to two of his key advisors, Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman and Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The communication serves as a record of the President's administrative efforts to coordinate with senior staff and Cabinet members. No specific policy details were captured beyond the initiation of these high-level contacts.
On May 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-201 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 3-201
Date: May 31, 1971
Time: 6:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Call to William P. RogersNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.