Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 4 › Conversation 004-109

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House logistics

Wednesday, June 9, 1971 · 5:19 PM–5:30 PM ET · White House Telephone ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation004-109 onTape 4 (tape position 04:03:58–04:04:05)StartWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 5:19 PMEndWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 5:30 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 004-109 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a call to the Indian Treaty Room to speak with individuals previously stationed there. Upon receiving notification from the White House operator that the room was vacant, the President acknowledged that the intended parties had already departed. No further action was taken, and the brief administrative exchange concluded without substantive policy discussion.

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I'm not getting an answer in the Indian treaty room, sir.

Oh, they've left there.

Thank you.

All right, sir.

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 004-109 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 4-109

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

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Call to Treaty Room

Also recorded on June 9, 1971

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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.
004-107 5:18 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.
255-041 5:18 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.
004-108 5:19 PM · 36 sec — 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.
255-042 5:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Edward R. F. Cox, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:25 pm to 5:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 004-109, 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/004-109 (accessed September 18, 2026).