Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-213

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander Butterfield

Tuesday, June 1, 1971 · 9:10 AM–9:12 AM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-213 on Tape 3 (tape position 05:23:01–05:23:07)StartTuesday, June 1, 1971 at 9:10 AMEndTuesday, June 1, 1971 at 9:12 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-213 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417188663 ↗

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NARA Description

On June 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:12 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-213 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-213

Date: June 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:10 am and 9:12 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Alexander P. Butterfield

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Yes, please.
Mr. Butterfield, please.
Yes, Mr. President.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-213, June 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188663). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-213 (accessed November 11, 2026).