Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 4 › Conversation 004-087

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander Butterfield

Wednesday, June 9, 1971 · 10:35 AM–10:38 AM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation004-087 on Tape 4 (tape position 03:19:04–03:19:10)StartWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 10:35 AMEndWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 10:38 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 004-087 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The primary purpose of the contact was to reach Alexander P. Butterfield. The conversation concluded with the operator initiating the connection to the requested individual.

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Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 10:38 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-087 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 4-87

Date: June 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:35 am and 10:38 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 255-33F]

     Call to Alexander P. Butterfield

Also recorded on June 9, 1971

  • 004-085 9:25 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 10:24 am.
  • 255-032 9:25 AM · 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 9:25 am and 10:34 am.
  • 255-023 10:29 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:29 am and 10:34 am.
  • 255-031 10:29 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:29 am and 10:34 am.
  • 004-086 10:34 AM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 10:34 am to 10:35 am.
  • 255-033 10:34 AM · 1 hr 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Tricia Nixon Cox, White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:34 am to 12:00 pm.
  • 004-088 10:38 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 10:38 am to 10:39 am.
  • 004-089 10:39 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:39 am and 12:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 004-087, June 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-087 (accessed October 22, 2026).