Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 4 › Conversation 004-068

Nixon phone call with Chapin on Public relations

Tuesday, June 8, 1971 · 9:44 AM–9:45 AM ET · White House Telephone · 34 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Chapin, Dwight L.Conversation004-068 on Tape 4 (tape position 02:47:01–02:47:35)StartTuesday, June 8, 1971 at 9:44 AMEndTuesday, June 8, 1971 at 9:45 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 004-068 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with Dwight L. Chapin to ensure that commemorative certificates were being distributed to the various groups involved in his recent travel, including musical ensembles and police departments. Chapin confirmed that the administrative staff was actively handling these requests for both the Tulsa and West Point visits. The President emphasized the importance of these routine acknowledgments as a public relations tool for the White House.

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Yeah, Mr. President, do you take care of certificates, et cetera, on those things?
I want to be sure that all those groups, I've told all of them this, but he's pretty busy.
You know, like the Tulsa choirs, there were about 18 bands there and so forth.
Yes, we do the choirs and bands.
We've added the police departments per your instructions.
And all of those will be covered on the Tulsa visit.
Yes, sir.
West Point visit and the rest.
Right, and we've been checking back, and they've been doing it.
That's routine, but it'll be very, very good to put out.
Good enough.
Thank you.
Okay, sir.
Yes, goodbye.

NARA Description

On June 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone from 9:44 am to 9:45 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-068 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 4-68

Date: June 8, 1971
Time: 9:44 am - 9:45 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Dwight L. Chapin.

[See Conversation No. 514-7A]

     Certificates
           -President's conversation with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
           -Distribution
                 -President's Tulsa and West Point visits

Also recorded on June 8, 1971

  • 514-005 9:40 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 9:43 am.
  • 514-006 9:40 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 9:43 am.
  • 514-007 9:43 AM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dwight L. Chapin, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Curtis W. Tarr, Stephen B. Bull, and Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:43 am to 10:31 am.
  • 004-069 9:45 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:45 am.
  • 004-070 9:45 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Curtis W. Tarr talked on the telephone from 9:45 am to 9:47 am.
  • 004-071 9:47 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:47 am and 1:45 pm.
  • 060-002 10:31 AM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Board of Directors for Amtrak, including John A. Volpe, Roger Lewis, David W. Kendall, Catherine May Bedell, Gen. Frank S. Besson, David E. Bradshaw, John J. Gilhooley, Arthur D. Lewis, Charles Luna, John P. Olsson, William H. Moore, William J. Quinn, John D. Ehrlichman, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Charles Clapp, and Donald B. Rice, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 11:59 pm.
  • 514-008 11:06 AM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, George P. Shultz, Milton Friedman, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:06 am to 12:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 004-068, June 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-068 (accessed October 23, 2026).