Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-155

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Wilbur D. Mills

Thursday, June 24, 1971 · 10:33 AM ET · White House Telephone · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-155 on Tape 5 (tape position 04:37:30–04:37:50)StartThursday, June 24, 1971 at 10:33 AMEndThursday, June 24, 1971 at 10:33 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-155 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to place individual telephone calls to Representative Wilbur D. Mills and Representative John W. Byrnes. Additionally, he requests a call to Kenneth R. Cole Jr., noting that Cole is currently hospitalized. These instructions facilitate the President's outreach to key legislative figures and a White House staffer.

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Yes, Mr. President.
Of course, each separately.
Fine.
And also Mr. Kenneth Cole, who was in the hospital from the White House.
Are you saying Kenneth Cole, Mr. President?
Yes, he's in the hospital from the White House.
Fine, sir.

NARA Description

On June 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:33 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-155 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-155

Date: June 24, 1971
Time: 10:33 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 528-5]

     Calls to Wilbur D. Mills, John W. Byrnes and Kenneth R. Cole Jr.

Also recorded on June 24, 1971

  • 528-005 10:33 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:33 am.
  • 005-156 10:42 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Wilbur D. Mills talked on the telephone from 10:42 am to 10:44 am.
  • 528-006 10:42 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Wilbur D. Mills met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:42 am to 10:44 am.
  • 005-157 10:45 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Byrnes talked on the telephone from 10:45 am to 10:47 am.
  • 528-007 10:45 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:45 am.
  • 528-008 10:45 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Byrnes met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:45 am to 10:47 am.
  • 005-158 10:58 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:58 am.
  • 528-009 10:58 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:58 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-155, June 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-155 (accessed October 10, 2026).