Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-083
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Leslie C. Arends and Sequoia
Tuesday, June 15, 1971 · 6:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted the White House operator to confirm the whereabouts of Congressman Leslie C. Arends. The operator informed the President that Arends was attending a party aboard the presidential yacht, the Sequoia. Nixon acknowledged the information, effectively closing the inquiry.
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NARA Description
On June 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-083 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-83
Date: June 15, 1971
Time: 6:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 261-6]
Leslie C. Arends’ locationAlso recorded on June 15, 1971
- 005-082 6:28 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:28 pm.
- 261-005 6:28 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:28 pm.
- 005-084 6:29 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:34 pm.
- 261-006 6:29 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:29 pm.
- 005-085 6:34 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:34 pm.
- 261-007 6:34 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:34 pm.
- 005-086 6:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 6:35 pm to 6:38 pm.
- 261-008 6:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:35 pm to 6:38 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-083, June 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-083 (accessed October 5, 2026).