Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-149
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William Rinaldi
Wednesday, June 23, 1971 · 3:36 PM ET · White House Telephone · 36 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directed the White House operator to place two outgoing calls to facilitate personal or administrative contacts. He requested that the operator reach William Rinaldi in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, and simultaneously inquired about the current performance location of Duke Ellington in the Philadelphia area. The President indicated that these calls were not urgent, noting that he would remain available for another hour to receive them.
- White House operations
- William Rinaldi
- Duke Ellington
- Presidential communications
- Scheduling
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NARA Description
On June 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-149 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-149
Date: June 23, 1971
Time: 3:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 258-49]
Call to William Rinaldi
Edward K. (“Duke”) Ellington's locationAlso recorded on June 23, 1971
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- 258-048 3:25 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:25 pm.
- 258-049 3:36 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:36 pm.
- 258-050 3:36 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 3:41 pm.
- 005-150 3:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 3:41 pm to 3:43 pm.
- 005-151 3:43 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 258-051 3:43 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Philip Campbell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 258-052 3:43 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-149, 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/005-149 (accessed October 5, 2026).