Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-168

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Jack H. McDonald

Monday, June 28, 1971 · 11:51 AM–11:55 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-168 on Tape 5 (tape position 04:55:53–04:56:00)StartMonday, June 28, 1971 at 11:51 AMEndMonday, June 28, 1971 at 11:55 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-168 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Congressman Jack H. McDonald of Michigan. This brief communication served to facilitate direct contact between the President and the Representative. No further administrative or political context was recorded regarding the purpose of the outreach.

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NARA Description

On June 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 11:55 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-168 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-168

Date: June 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:51 am and 11:55 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 529-23E]

     Call to Jack H. McDonald of Michigan

Also recorded on June 28, 1971

  • 529-022 11:38 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:38 am and 11:46 am.
  • 529-023 11:39 AM · 1 hr 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Donald G. Brotzman, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, Peter M. Flanigan, Jack H. McDonald, unknown person(s), John B. Connally, John D. Ehrlichman, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:39 am to 1:40 pm.
  • 005-165 11:46 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Donald G. Brotzman talked on the telephone from 11:46 am to 11:47 am.
  • 005-166 11:47 AM · 5 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:50 am.
  • 005-167 11:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter M. Flanigan, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 11:50 am to 11:51 am.
  • 005-170 11:51 AM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Rose Mary Woods, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 1:40 pm.
  • 006-001 11:51 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 2:47 pm.
  • 005-169 11:55 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Jack H. McDonald talked on the telephone from 11:55 am to 11:56 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-168, June 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-168 (accessed October 11, 2026).