Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-005
Buchanan & Butterfield on Terry McGinnity and H.R. Haldeman
Monday, June 28, 1971 · 2:50 PM–5:59 PM ET · White House Telephone · 54 sec
AI Summary
Alexander P. Butterfield consulted Patrick J. Buchanan for a quick assessment of Terry McGinnity prior to McGinnity’s brief meeting with President Nixon. Buchanan characterized McGinnity as an "okay guy" but expressed a tepid level of enthusiasm, noting that he was not overly impressed. Butterfield sought this input to provide the President with a brief evaluation following the scheduled handshake in the receiving line.
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NARA Description
On June 28, 1971, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 5:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 6-5
Date: June 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:50 pm and 5:59 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Alexander P. Butterfield talked with the White House operator.
Call to Patrick J. Buchanan
Butterfield talked with Buchanan.
Terry McGinnity
-Forthcoming meeting with Butterfield
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Forthcoming meeting with the PresidentAlso recorded on June 28, 1971
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- 006-002 2:47 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 2:48 pm.
- 259-004 2:47 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:47 pm to 2:48 pm.
- 006-003 2:48 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:48 pm.
- 259-005 2:48 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:48 pm.
- 006-004 2:49 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 2:49 pm to 2:50 pm.
- 259-006 2:49 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:49 pm to 2:50 pm.
- 259-007 2:53 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:53 pm to 4:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 006-005, 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/006-005 (accessed October 5, 2026).