Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-138

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Wednesday, June 23, 1971 · 11:04 AM–2:39 PM ET · White House Telephone · 33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-138 on Tape 5 (tape position 04:16:44–04:17:17)StartWednesday, June 23, 1971 at 11:04 AMEndWednesday, June 23, 1971 at 2:39 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-138 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place urgent telephone calls to several members of Congress, including Pierre S. DuPont, Charles S. Gubser, and Garry E. Brown. Additionally, the President inquired about the status of locating Congressman A. Burton to facilitate further communication. This administrative exchange served to coordinate Nixon's direct outreach to legislative officials for undisclosed purposes.

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Hello.
Sir, the office is locating Congressman A. Burton.
They're going to call as soon as they can locate him.
Fine.
Thank you.
Would you get Congressman Pierre DuPont of Delaware, and also I want to talk to Congressman Goobser, Charles Goobser of California.
All right.
G-U-B-S-E-R. All right.
And Congressman Gary Brown, G-A-R-R-Y Brown of Michigan.
All right, sir.
Okay.
Sure.

NARA Description

On June 23, 1971, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-138 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-138

Date: June 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:04 am and 2:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with President.

[See Conversation No. 258-37]

     F. Edward Hébert's location

     Calls to Congressmen
           -Pierre S. DuPont
           -Charles S. Gubser
           -Garry E. Brown

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.
  • 005-136 11:03 AM · 2 min — 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-138, 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/005-138 (accessed October 10, 2026).