Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 4 › Conversation 004-009

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

Tuesday, June 1, 1971 · 9:49 PM–9:51 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation004-009 on Tape 4 (tape position 00:33:31–00:33:36)StartTuesday, June 1, 1971 at 9:49 PMEndTuesday, June 1, 1971 at 9:51 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 004-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection with Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical bridge to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange, as it was strictly for the purpose of placing a call.

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Parliament, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On June 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:49 pm and 9:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 4-9

Date: June 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:49 pm and 9:51 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on June 2, 1971

  • 004-006 9:20 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:20 pm to 9:33 pm.
  • 004-007 9:33 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:33 pm and 9:38 pm.
  • 004-008 9:38 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:38 pm to 9:49 pm.
  • 004-010 9:51 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:51 pm to 10:09 pm.
  • 004-011 10:09 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:09 pm to 10:10 pm.
  • 004-012 10:10 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 10:10 pm to 10:16 pm.
  • 004-013 10:16 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:16 pm to 10:17 pm.
  • 004-014 10:17 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 10:17 pm to 10:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 004-009, June 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-009 (accessed October 10, 2026).