Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 4 › Conversation 004-108

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Indian Treaty Room

Wednesday, June 9, 1971 · 5:19 PM–5:30 PM ET · White House Telephone · 36 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation004-108 on Tape 4 (tape position 04:03:19–04:03:58)StartWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 5:19 PMEndWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 5:30 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 004-108 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417188883 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a call to the Indian Treaty Room. The purpose of the request is to connect with staff currently located where presidential gifts are being housed or displayed. This interaction serves as a brief logistical instruction regarding the management or presentation of gifts.

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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 5:19 pm and 5:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-108 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 4-108

Date: June 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:19 pm and 5:30 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Indian Treaty Room

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Would you ring the Indian Treaty Room where the gifts are, please?
Yes, sir.
Thank you.

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  • 004-106 5:18 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:18 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 004-108, June 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188883). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-108 (accessed November 11, 2026).