Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 4 › Conversation 004-101
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald Reagan and Governor
Wednesday, June 9, 1971 · 4:17 PM–4:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a direct call to California Governor Ronald Reagan. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to initiate a conversation between the two leaders. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this connection phase.
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NARA Description
On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:17 pm and 4:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-101 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 4-101
Date: June 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:17 pm and 4:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Asked to speak with Ronald W. ReaganAlso recorded on June 9, 1971
- 004-098 3:51 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:51 pm and 4:04 pm.
- 004-099 4:04 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:04 pm to 4:17 pm.
- 004-100 4:17 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:17 pm and 4:38 pm.
- 255-039 4:35 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 4:35 pm and 4:48 pm.
- 004-102 4:38 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 4:38 pm to 4:48 pm.
- 255-040 4:38 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald W. Reagan, John D. Ehrlichman, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:38 pm to 5:18 pm.
- 004-103 4:50 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald W. Reagan, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 4:50 pm to 4:55 pm.
- 004-104 4:55 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 4:55 pm to 5:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 004-101, 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/004-101 (accessed September 27, 2026).