President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to initiate a direct line of contact with a key advisor. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.
On June 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:27 pm and 6:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 4-22
Date: June 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:27 pm and 6:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President spoke with the White House operator.
Request that H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman be calledNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.