Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 255 › Conversation 255-039

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office

Wednesday, June 9, 1971 · 4:35 PM–4:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation255-039 on Tape 255 (tape position 04:13:22–04:13:39)StartWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 4:35 PMEndWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 4:48 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 255-039 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183851 ↗

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On June 9, 1971, 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 4:35 pm and 4:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-039 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 255-39

Date: June 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:35 pm and 4:48 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 4-100]

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  • 004-099 4:04 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:04 pm to 4:17 pm.
  • 004-100 4:17 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:17 pm and 4:38 pm.
  • 004-101 4:17 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:17 pm and 4:38 pm.
  • 004-102 4:38 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 4:38 pm to 4:48 pm.
  • 255-040 4:38 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald W. Reagan, John D. Ehrlichman, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:38 pm to 5:18 pm.
  • 004-103 4:50 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald W. Reagan, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 4:50 pm to 4:55 pm.
  • 004-104 4:55 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 4:55 pm to 5:00 pm.
  • 004-105 5:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 5:15 pm to 5:18 pm.

Conversation 255-039, June 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183851). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/255-039 (accessed November 11, 2026).