Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-016

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods

Friday, June 11, 1971 · 10:58 PM–11:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-016 on Tape 5 (tape position 00:22:36–00:22:58)StartFriday, June 11, 1971 at 10:58 PMEndFriday, June 11, 1971 at 11:24 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-016 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 644217827 ↗

A 7-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On June 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:58 pm and 11:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-16

Date: June 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:58 pm and 11:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Rose Mary Woods

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Yes ma'am.
Thank you.

Also recorded on June 11, 1971

  • 005-010 5:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:16 pm to 5:18 pm.
  • 005-011 5:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:46 pm.
  • 005-012 5:46 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 5:46 pm to 5:54 pm.
  • 005-013 5:54 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:54 pm.
  • 005-014 5:55 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:55 pm.
  • 005-015 5:56 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:56 pm to 5:58 pm.
  • 005-017 11:24 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 11:24 pm to 11:27 pm.
  • 005-018 11:27 PM · 4 min — Unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 11:27 pm on June 11, 1971 and 10:16 am on June 12, 1971.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-016, June 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 644217827). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-016 (accessed November 2, 2026).