Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 4 › Conversation 004-022

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

Thursday, June 3, 1971 · 6:27 PM–6:39 PM ET · White House Telephone ·5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation004-022 onTape 4 (tape position 01:12:40–01:12:45)StartThursday, June 3, 1971 at 6:27 PMEndThursday, June 3, 1971 at 6:39 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 004-022 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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 called

Also recorded on June 3, 1971

  • 004-020 2:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 2:49 pm.
  • 004-021 3:06 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 3:06 pm to 3:07 pm.
  • 509-015 3:06 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:06 pm to 3:07 pm.
  • 509-016 3:07 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:17 pm.
  • 509-017 3:07 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:17 pm.
  • 509-018 3:17 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:17 pm to 3:27 pm.
  • 509-019 3:27 PM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Robert J. Dole, John N. Mitchell, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:27 pm to 4:49 pm.
  • 004-023 7:43 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:43 pm to 8:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 004-022, June 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-022 (accessed September 18, 2026).