Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-098

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Lucy Winchester

Wednesday, June 16, 1971 · 7:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-098 on Tape 5 (tape position 02:59:52–03:00:14)StartWednesday, June 16, 1971 at 7:56 PMEndWednesday, June 16, 1971 at 7:56 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-098 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate communication with First Lady Pat Nixon and to locate Lucy Winchester. The operator reported an inability to reach Winchester at home, prompting the President to request continued efforts to contact her over the following ten minutes. This brief exchange highlights the administrative logistics involved in managing the President’s personal and professional correspondence.

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Hello?
Mr. President, I have Mrs. Nixon calling.
Oh, yeah.
And I wasn't able to reach Lucy Winchester.
She didn't answer at her home, sir.
Do you want me to try to find her for you?
Well, maybe we could try for a full, not for the next 10 minutes, try.
Yes, of course.

NARA Description

On June 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-098 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-98

Date: June 16, 1971
Time: 7:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon's location

     Call to Lucy A. Winchester

Also recorded on June 16, 1971

  • 005-094 5:10 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:10 pm to 5:11 pm.
  • 523-006 5:16 PM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, Lawrence M. Higby, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:16 pm to 6:05 pm.
  • 523-007 6:05 PM · 2 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on June 16, 1971 and 7:55 am on June 17, 1971.
  • 005-095 7:46 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:46 pm.
  • 005-096 7:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:47 pm.
  • 005-097 7:48 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 7:48 pm to 7:56 pm.
  • 005-099 7:57 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at 7:57 pm.
  • 005-100 7:58 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 7:58 pm to 8:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-098, June 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-098 (accessed October 5, 2026).