Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-154

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman

Monday, July 5, 1971 · 9:13 PM–10:39 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation006-154 on Tape 6 (tape position 03:14:10–03:14:16)StartMonday, July 5, 1971 at 9:13 PMEndMonday, July 5, 1971 at 10:39 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-154 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary bridge to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and his key aide. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this connection attempt.

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Yes, please.
Mr. Haldeman, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On July 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:13 pm and 10:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-154 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-154

Date: July 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:13 pm and 10:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on July 6, 1971

  • 006-150 8:41 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:41 pm and 8:45 pm.
  • 260-031 8:41 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:41 pm and 8:45 pm.
  • 006-151 8:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James Harvey talked on the telephone from 8:45 pm to 8:48 pm.
  • 260-032 8:45 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James Harvey met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:45 pm to 8:48 pm.
  • 006-152 8:48 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:48 pm and 9:08 pm.
  • 260-033 8:48 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:48 pm and 9:08 pm.
  • 006-153 9:08 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:08 pm to 9:13 pm.
  • 260-034 9:08 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:08 pm to 9:13 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-154, July 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-154 (accessed October 5, 2026).