Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-136
Nixon phone call with Ehrlichman on Personal communication
Wednesday, June 23, 1971 · 11:03 AM–11:04 AM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon, First Lady Pat Nixon, and domestic policy advisor John Ehrlichman participated in a brief telephone exchange. The discussion was entirely withdrawn for personal privacy reasons, indicating the content did not pertain to substantive administrative or policy-related developments. Consequently, no specific official actions or decisions were recorded as part of this brief communication.
- Personal communication
- White House administration
- Privacy withdrawal
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 11:03 am to 11:04 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-136 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-136 Date: June 23, 1971 Time: 11:03 am - 11:04 am Location: White House Telephone Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon talked with the President; John D. Ehrlichman can be heard in the background. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 49s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 **********************************************************************
Also recorded on June 23, 1971
- 005-133 9:22 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mary Jane Delbazo talked on the telephone from 9:22 am to 9:25 am.
- 005-134 9:31 AM · 2 min — John D. Ehrlichman, Carl B. Albert, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 11:03 am.
- 005-135 9:31 AM · 3 min — John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 11:03 am.
- 527-011 10:12 AM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, James D. Hodgson, Malcolm R. Lovell, Jr., Melvin R. Laird, Maurice H. Stans, Rufus H. Wilson, John D. Harper, William Woodward, James F. Oates, John F. Evans, Jr., Melvin Stephens, Howard Russell, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:12 am and 11:40 am.
- 005-137 11:04 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 2:39 pm.
- 005-138 11:04 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 2:39 pm.
- 528-001 11:04 AM · 1 hr 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 12:45 pm.
- 528-002 12:47 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:47 pm to 12:52 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-136, June 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-136 (accessed October 10, 2026).