Nixon White House TapesTape 5 › Conversation 005-025

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal correspondence

Saturday, June 12, 1971 · 2:21 PM–8:35 AM ET · White House Telephone ·2 min

ParticipantsWhite House operator;  Nixon, Edward C.Conversation005-025 onTape 5 (tape position 00:31:34–00:32:07)StartSaturday, June 12, 1971 at 2:21 PMEndSunday, June 13, 1971 at 8:35 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-025 ↗

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.

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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.

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] [?].

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  • 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.

Conversation 005-025, 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/005-025 (accessed September 18, 2026).