Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 4 › Conversation 004-055

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on General James D. Hughes

Monday, June 7, 1971 · 2:40 PM–2:43 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation004-055 on Tape 4 (tape position 02:33:01–02:33:15)StartMonday, June 7, 1971 at 2:40 PMEndMonday, June 7, 1971 at 2:43 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 004-055 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417188777 ↗

A 9-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On June 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 2:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-055 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 4-55

Date: June 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:40 pm and 2:43 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 255-14]

     Call to General James D. (“Don”) Hughes

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General Hughes, please.
Yes, sir.
Hello.

Also recorded on June 7, 1971

  • 004-054 2:40 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 2:40 pm to 2:43 pm.
  • 255-013 2:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 2:43 pm.
  • 255-014 2:43 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 2:46 pm.
  • 004-056 2:46 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. ("Don") Hughes talked on the telephone from 2:46 pm to 2:47 pm.
  • 255-015 2:46 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. ("Don") Hughes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:46 pm to 2:47 pm.
  • 004-057 2:47 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 2:49 pm.
  • 255-016 2:47 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 2:49 pm.
  • 004-058 2:49 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 2:49 pm to 2:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 004-055, June 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188777). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-055 (accessed November 11, 2026).