Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-143

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John C. Stennis

Wednesday, June 23, 1971 · 2:52 PM–3:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-143 on Tape 5 (tape position 04:26:11–04:26:17)StartWednesday, June 23, 1971 at 2:52 PMEndWednesday, June 23, 1971 at 3:05 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-143 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 644218081 ↗

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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 2:52 pm and 3:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-143 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-143

Date: June 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:52 pm and 3:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 258-43]

     Call to John C. Stennis

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Senator Stennis please.
Thank you, sir.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-143, June 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 644218081). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-143 (accessed November 2, 2026).