Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 4 › Conversation 004-040

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

Friday, June 4, 1971 · 5:17 PM–8:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation004-040 on Tape 4 (tape position 02:09:40–02:09:48)StartFriday, June 4, 1971 at 5:17 PMEndFriday, June 4, 1971 at 8:03 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 004-040 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him with H.R. “Bob” Haldeman. The primary purpose of this brief call was to facilitate communication with his Chief of Staff. No further substantive discussion took place in this recording.

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Mr. Holloman, please.

NARA Description

On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 8:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-040 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 4-40

Date: June 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:17 pm and 8:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on June 4, 1971

  • 512-026 4:44 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 4:47 pm.
  • 512-027 4:47 PM · 1 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Homer Ferguson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:47 pm to 5:59 pm.
  • 004-035 5:12 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:12 pm and 5:14 pm.
  • 004-036 5:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Homer Ferguson talked on the telephone from 5:14 pm to 5:17 pm.
  • 004-037 5:17 PM · 23 sec — Edward R. F. Cox, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 8:03 pm.
  • 004-038 5:17 PM · 2 min — Edward R. F. Cox, White House operator, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 8:03 pm.
  • 004-039 5:17 PM · 47 sec — Tricia Nixon Cox, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 8:03 pm.
  • 512-028 5:59 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 004-040, June 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-040 (accessed October 12, 2026).