Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-144
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John C. Stennis
Wednesday, June 23, 1971 · 3:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon attempted to reach Senator John C. Stennis via the White House operator to discuss an urgent matter. The operator informed the President that Stennis was currently on the Senate floor, leading Nixon to authorize speaking with the Senator’s secretary if the Senator could not be reached directly. This brief exchange served as an administrative effort to facilitate a high-level legislative communication.
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NARA Description
On June 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-144 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-144
Date: June 23, 1971
Time: 3:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 258-44]
John C. Stennis’ location
Call to Stennis’ secretaryAlso recorded on June 23, 1971
- 005-142 2:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Garry E. Brown talked on the telephone from 2:51 pm to 2:52 pm.
- 005-143 2:52 PM · 6 sec — 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.
- 258-043 3:05 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:05 pm.
- 258-044 3:05 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:05 pm.
- 005-147 3:09 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 005-145 3:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Stennis talked on the telephone from 3:16 pm to 3:18 pm.
- 258-045 3:16 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Stennis met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:16 pm to 3:18 pm.
- 005-146 3:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:19 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-144, 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/005-144 (accessed October 12, 2026).