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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation004-101 on Tape 4 (tape position 03:39:52–03:39:57)StartWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 4:17 PMEndWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 4:38 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 004-101 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417188869 ↗

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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.

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. Reagan

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Please.
Governor Reagan, please.
Thank you.
  • 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.

Conversation 004-101, June 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188869). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-101 (accessed November 11, 2026).