Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-064

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George P. Shultz

Wednesday, June 30, 1971 · 7:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation006-064 on Tape 6 (tape position 01:15:43–01:15:48)StartWednesday, June 30, 1971 at 7:29 PMEndWednesday, June 30, 1971 at 7:29 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-064 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to George P. Shultz. The primary purpose of this brief communication was to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. This interaction reflects the routine administrative process used by the President to initiate high-level consultations.

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NARA Description

On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-064 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-64

Date: June 30, 1971
Time: 7:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to George P. Shultz

Also recorded on June 30, 1971

  • 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.
  • 006-065 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.
  • 006-067 7:41 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:41 pm to 7:43 pm.
  • 006-068 7:44 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 7:44 pm to 7:46 pm.
  • 006-069 7:46 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:46 pm.
  • 006-070 7:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:46 pm to 7:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-064, 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/006-064 (accessed October 11, 2026).