Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-052
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John S. Davies
Wednesday, June 30, 1971 · 2:36 PM–2:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to John S. Davies. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication with the intended recipient. No substantive policy matters or further developments were discussed during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 2:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-052 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 6-52
Date: June 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:36 pm and 2:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 532-23B]
Call to John S. DaviesAlso recorded on June 30, 1971
- 006-049 2:31 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:31 pm.
- 006-050 2:31 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:31 pm.
- 532-021 2:31 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:31 pm.
- 532-022 2:31 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:31 pm.
- 532-023 2:31 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Leonard Garment, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, John S. Davies, Cynthia Frink, Alexander P. Butterfield, Henry A. Kissinger, and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:31 pm to 3:07 pm.
- 006-051 2:32 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leonard Garment talked on the telephone from 2:32 pm to 2:36 pm.
- 006-053 2:40 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John S. Davies talked on the telephone from 2:40 pm to 2:42 pm.
- 006-054 2:43 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Cynthia Frink talked on the telephone from 2:43 pm to 2:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 006-052, 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/006-052 (accessed October 5, 2026).