Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 258 › Conversation 258-013
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Monday, June 14, 1971 · 7:41 PM–7:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The exchange serves primarily as a logistical step for the President to reach another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occur during this brief administrative request.
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NARA Description
On June 14, 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 7:41 pm and 7:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 258-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 258-13 Date: June 14, 1971 Time: Unknown between 7:41 pm and 7:48 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 5-73]
Also recorded on June 14, 1971
- 005-072 7:37 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 7:37 pm to 7:41 pm.
- 258-012 7:37 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:37 pm to 7:41 pm.
- 005-073 7:41 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:41 pm and 7:48 pm.
- 005-074 7:41 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:41 pm and 7:48 pm.
- 258-014 7:41 PM · 3 sec — 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 7:41 pm and 7:48 pm.
- 005-075 7:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:48 pm to 7:51 pm.
- 258-015 7:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:48 pm to 7:51 pm.
- 005-076 7:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 7:52 pm to 7:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 258-013, June 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/258-013 (accessed October 5, 2026).