Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-031

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller

Saturday, June 12, 1971 · 2:21 PM–8:35 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-031 on Tape 5 (tape position 00:42:41–00:42:49)StartSaturday, June 12, 1971 at 2:21 PMEndSunday, June 13, 1971 at 8:35 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-031 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 644217857 ↗

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

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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-31

Date: Unknown between June 12 and June 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:15 pm, June 12 and 8:35 am, June 13, 1971
Location: White House Telephone

The President 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.
  • 005-026 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-031, June 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 644217857). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-031 (accessed October 29, 2026).