Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-005
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Mike Mansfield
Tuesday, April 6, 1971 · 9:20 AM–9:22 AM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
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On April 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 9:22 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 42-5
Date: April 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:20 am and 9:22 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 245-2A]
Call to Michael J. (“Mike”) MansfieldTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on April 6, 1971
- 042-002 8:54 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 8:54 am to 8:58 pm.
- 042-003 8:54 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:54 am and 9:10 am.
- 042-004 9:10 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:10 am.
- 245-002 9:20 AM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:20 am to 9:59 am.
- 042-006 9:22 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:22 am to 9:27 am.
- 042-007 9:27 AM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:27 am and 9:59 am.
- 042-008 9:59 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:59 am.
- 042-009 9:59 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone from 9:59 am to 10:06 am.
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- Nixon phone call with Rogers on Mansfield Amendment May 14, 1971 · 3 min
- Haldeman phone call on Mike Mansfield and William E. Timmons January 23, 1973 · 1 min
- Nixon & Timmons on Congressional adjournment and Legislative relations October 18, 1972 · 2 min
Cite this conversation
Conversation 042-005, April 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417187765). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-005 (accessed October 31, 2026).