Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-025
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Family relations
Saturday, June 12, 1971 · 2:21 PM–8:35 AM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
Edward C. Nixon initiated a telephone conversation with President Nixon to discuss private matters, facilitated by the White House operator. Although the content of this brief communication remains classified or restricted under withdrawal protocols, the exchange serves as a record of the President's personal correspondence with his brother. No specific administrative decisions or policy developments were documented as a result of this call.
Audio
NARA Description
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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-25 Date: Unknown between June 12 and June 13, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:21 pm, June 12 and 8:35 am, June 13, 1971 Location: White House Telephone The White House operator talked with an unknown man [Edward C. Nixon] [?]. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Non-historical] [Duration: 33s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***********************************************************************
Transcript (AI-generated)
No speech has been transcribed for this recording. An AI model that listened to the whole recording reported: The entire recording consists of silence and low background noise with no speech.
Also recorded on June 12, 1971
- 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.
- 005-026 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.
- 005-030 2:21 PM · 11 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower 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.
- 005-031 2:21 PM · 7 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.
Related conversations
- Nixon phone call with Cox on Family relations May 31, 1971 · 2 min
- Nixon phone call with Cox on Family relations and Camp David August 8, 1971 · 5 min
- Kissinger & Camp David Operator on Family relations and Hanoi February 2, 1973 · 4 min
- Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Family relations November 18, 1971 · 6 min
- Nixon & Cox on Family relations and Presidential private life June 22, 1973 · 1 min
- Nixon & Eisenhower on Family relations and White House personal life September 29, 1971 · 1 min
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-025, June 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 644217845). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-025 (accessed November 10, 2026).