Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-061
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman
Wednesday, June 30, 1971 · 6:23 PM–7:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief interaction served solely as an administrative bridge to reach a key advisor for an immediate follow-up discussion. No substantive policy matters or decisions were addressed during this specific 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 6:23 pm and 7:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-061 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 6-61
Date: June 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:23 pm and 7:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to H.R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on June 30, 1971
- 006-060 5:14 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:14 pm to 5:15 pm.
- 533-001 5:14 PM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Rose Mary Woods, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Melvin R. Laird, John N. Mitchell, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:14 pm to 6:23 pm.
- 533-002 6:23 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:23 pm and 10:35 pm.
- 006-062 7:22 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:22 pm to 7:27 pm.
- 006-063 7:28 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 7:28 pm to 7:29 pm.
- 006-064 7:29 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:29 pm.
- 006-065 7:30 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:30 pm.
- 006-066 7:30 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 006-061, 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/006-061 (accessed October 5, 2026).