Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-100

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John D. Ehrlichman

Wednesday, June 16, 1971 · 7:58 PM–8:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-100 on Tape 5 (tape position 03:00:34–03:00:44)StartWednesday, June 16, 1971 at 7:58 PMEndWednesday, June 16, 1971 at 8:22 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-100 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a call to the White House operator to be connected with John D. Ehrlichman. The primary purpose of the communication is to facilitate a discussion between the President and his Assistant for Domestic Affairs. No further policy-related dialogue occurs within this brief segment of the recording.

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Sir Lickman, please.

NARA Description

On June 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 7:58 pm to 8:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-100 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-100

Date: June 16, 1971
Time: 7:58 pm - 8:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 258-25]

     Call to John D. Ehrlichman

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.
  • 005-098 7:56 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-100, 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/005-100 (accessed October 5, 2026).