Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-026

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Saturday, June 12, 1971 · 2:21 PM–8:35 AM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Edward C.; White House operatorConversation005-026 on Tape 5 (tape position 00:32:07–00:33:10)StartSaturday, June 12, 1971 at 2:21 PMEndSunday, June 13, 1971 at 8:35 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-026 ↗

AI Summary

Edward C. Nixon attempted to contact the President via the White House operator during a period when the President was unavailable. The conversation did not progress beyond the operator, resulting in no substantive dialogue or administrative decisions. Due to the lack of an available transcript and the brevity of the recorded interaction, the specific purpose of the call remains unconfirmed.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-26

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

An unknown man [Edward C. Nixon?] talked with the White House operator.

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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.
  • 005-025 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.
  • 005-027 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-026, 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/005-026 (accessed October 12, 2026).