Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-077

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman

Monday, June 14, 1971 · 7:55 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-077 on Tape 5 (tape position 02:30:46–02:30:52)StartMonday, June 14, 1971 at 7:55 PMEndMonday, June 14, 1971 at 7:55 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-077 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to initiate a separate, substantive discussion between the President and his top aide. No policy matters or further developments occurred during this specific administrative exchange.

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NARA Description

On June 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-077 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-77

Date: June 14, 1971
Time: 7:55 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 258-17]

     Call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on June 14, 1971

  • 005-073 7:41 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:41 pm and 7:48 pm.
  • 005-075 7:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:48 pm to 7:51 pm.
  • 258-015 7:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:48 pm to 7:51 pm.
  • 005-076 7:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 7:52 pm to 7:55 pm.
  • 258-016 7:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:52 pm to 7:55 pm.
  • 258-017 7:55 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:55 pm.
  • 005-078 7:56 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:56 pm to 7:58 pm.
  • 258-018 7:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:56 pm to 7:58 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-077, June 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-077 (accessed October 5, 2026).