Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-128
Nixon, Ehrlichman & MacGregor on Congressional relations and Gerald Ford
Tuesday, June 22, 1971 · 1:48 PM–10:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
John Ehrlichman and Clark MacGregor coordinate the President’s urgent delivery of documents to Congress, acting on advice from Gerald Ford that a prompt response is of the highest importance. The participants discuss scheduling a breakfast meeting to facilitate this transfer and consider expanding the guest list to include key congressional leadership, such as Mike Mansfield and Carl Albert. They conclude by confirming the logistical arrangements to ensure the President’s actions are handled effectively without negative press or legislative friction.
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NARA Description
On June 22, 1971, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 10:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-128 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-128
Date: June 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:48 pm and 10:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone
John D. Ehrlichman talked with the White House operator; the President can be heard in the
background.
[See Conversation No. 527-12A]
Call to Clark MacGregor
Ehrlichman talked with MacGregor
Leslie C. Arends
President's schedule
-Tendering documents
-Meeting with Gerald R. Ford
-Breakfast meeting with Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield
-Hugh Scott, Carl B. Albert, Ford, [Thomas] Hale BoggsAlso recorded on June 22, 1971
- 005-129 1:48 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 10:24 pm.
- 527-001 1:48 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 1:50 pm.
- 527-002 1:48 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 1:50 pm.
- 527-003 1:48 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:48 pm to 1:50 pm.
- 527-004 1:50 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Melvin R. Laird met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:50 pm to 3:07 pm.
- 527-005 3:07 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 527-006 3:07 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 527-007 3:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-128, June 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-128 (accessed October 22, 2026).