Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-132
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Mike Mansfield
Wednesday, June 23, 1971 · 9:10 PM–9:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructs the White House operator to connect him with Senator Mike Mansfield's secretary. This brief administrative interaction serves as a precursor to an intended high-level communication with the Senate Majority Leader. No substantive policy discussions occur during this call, as its sole purpose is to facilitate outreach to congressional leadership.
- Mike Mansfield
- Congressional relations
- White House operations
- Senate Majority Leader
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NARA Description
On June 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 9:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-132 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-132
Date: June 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:10 pm and 9:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 527-15]
Call to Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield's secretaryAlso recorded on June 24, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-132, June 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-132 (accessed October 10, 2026).