Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-023
Nixon phone call with Ryerson on Restricted records and White House Tapes
Saturday, June 12, 1971 · 2:07 PM–2:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon engaged in a brief telephone conversation with Edward L. Ryerson. The content of this interaction remains restricted due to the withdrawal of the primary recorded segment. Consequently, no substantive discussions, policy decisions, or official actions are available for historical analysis from this specific recording.
- Presidential communication
- Edward L. Ryerson
- Restricted records
- White House Tapes
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NARA Description
On June 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Edward L. Ryerson talked on the telephone from 2:07 pm to 2:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-23 Date: June 12, 1971 Time: 2:07 pm - 2:09 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Edward L. Ryerson. [See Conversation No. 256-29] ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 45s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ******************************************************************************
Also recorded on June 12, 1971
- 256-029 2:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward L. Ryerson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:07 pm to 2:09 pm.
- 005-024 2:09 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 2:21 pm.
- 256-030 2:09 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 005-025 2:21 PM · 2 min — the White House operator and Edward C. Nixon talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 2:21 pm on June 12, 1971 and 8:35 am on June 13, 1971.
- 005-026 2:21 PM · 1 min — Edward C. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 2:21 pm on June 12, 1971 and 8:35 am on June 13, 1971.
- 005-027 2:21 PM · 10 sec — Unknown person(s) and Edward C. Nixon talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 2:21 pm on June 12, 1971 and 8:35 am on June 13, 1971.
- 005-028 2:21 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 2:21 pm on June 12, 1971 and 8:35 am on June 13, 1971.
- 005-029 2:21 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 2:21 pm on June 12, 1971 and 8:35 am on June 13, 1971.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-023, June 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-023 (accessed October 12, 2026).