Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-044

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Barry Goldwater

Wednesday, June 30, 1971 · 9:50 AM–9:59 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation006-044 on Tape 6 (tape position 00:52:48–00:52:55)StartWednesday, June 30, 1971 at 9:50 AMEndWednesday, June 30, 1971 at 9:59 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-044 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to confirm the current location of Senator Barry M. Goldwater. Upon learning that Goldwater had been moved to his office, the President instructed the operator to have the Senator call him directly. This brief exchange facilitated a requested follow-up communication between the President and the Senator.

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Hello?
Senator Goldwater's been moved to the office.
Oh, fine.
He can call me.

NARA Description

On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:59 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-044 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-44

Date: June 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:50 am and 9:59 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Senator Barry M. Goldwater's location

Also recorded on June 30, 1971

  • 006-042 9:45 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, F. Edward Hébert, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:45 am to 9:50 am.
  • 006-043 9:50 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:59 am.
  • 532-007 9:54 AM · 1 min — unknown person(s) and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 9:59 am.
  • 006-045 9:59 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater talked on the telephone from 9:59 am to 10:00 am.
  • 532-008 9:59 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Barry M. Goldwater, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:02 am.
  • 006-046 10:01 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:01 am.
  • 006-047 10:02 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:02 am.
  • 532-009 10:02 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:02 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-044, June 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-044 (accessed October 5, 2026).