Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-158

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Kenneth R. Cole Jr.

Thursday, June 24, 1971 · 10:58 AM ET · White House Telephone · 36 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-158 on Tape 5 (tape position 04:51:14–04:51:51)StartThursday, June 24, 1971 at 10:58 AMEndThursday, June 24, 1971 at 10:58 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-158 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to relay a personal well-wish to Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., who was presumably recovering from an illness or injury. The President requested that Cole be told to return to the golf course as soon as possible, emphasizing the message's personal nature. This brief exchange occurred as Nixon prepared to depart for a televised recording of his Honor America Day speech.

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uh i'll tell you i i will uh do it later i will not be able to because i'm going to be doing some television i see but i just wanted to call and wish him well

and that I'll... Do you want me to tell him that?

Just tell him.

You tell him that the president was just calling to get back to the golf course as soon as he can.

All right.

I'll do that, Mr. President.

You tell him yourself.

I'll do it.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Because I've got to go over to do a TV shot right now.

I understand, sir.

Bye-bye.

NARA Description

On June 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:58 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-158 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-158

Date: June 24, 1971
Time: 10:58 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 528-9]

     Kenneth R. Cole, Jr.’s location

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Privacy]
[Duration: 4s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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     President’s schedule
          -Upcoming filming of President’s Honor America Day speech

     Message for Cole

Also recorded on June 24, 1971

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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.
528-010 10:58 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:01 am.
528-011 10:58 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:01 am.
528-012 10:58 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:01 am.
528-013 10:58 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:01 am.
528-017 11:01 AM · 38 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:01 am and 11:17 am.
528-019 11:01 AM · 24 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:01 am and 11:17 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-158, 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/005-158 (accessed October 23, 2026).