Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-084
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John D. Ehrlichman
Tuesday, June 15, 1971 · 6:29 PM–6:34 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to connect him with John D. Ehrlichman. This brief administrative exchange serves as the logistical precursor to a direct consultation between the President and his Assistant for Domestic Affairs. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief connection attempt.
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NARA Description
On June 15, 1971, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-084 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-84
Date: June 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:29 pm and 6:34 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to John D. EhrlichmanAlso 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.
- 005-083 6:29 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:29 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 005-084, 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/005-084 (accessed October 5, 2026).