Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 258 › Conversation 258-036
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Wednesday, June 23, 1971 · 12:54 PM–2:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a call to a specific party referred to by the code name 'a bear.' This brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to facilitate an off-the-record or secure communication. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this request.
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NARA Description
On June 23, 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 12:54 pm and 2:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 258-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 258-36 Date: June 23, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:54 pm and 2:39 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 5-137]
Also recorded on June 23, 1971
- 005-137 11:04 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 2:39 pm.
- 005-138 11:04 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 2:39 pm.
- 528-001 11:04 AM · 1 hr 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 12:45 pm.
- 528-002 12:47 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:47 pm to 12:52 pm.
- 528-018 12:52 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:52 pm on June 23, 1971 and 9:04 am on June 24, 1971.
- 258-037 12:54 PM · 23 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 12:54 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 005-139 2:39 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, F. Edward Hébert, and Melvin R. Laird talked on the telephone from 2:39 pm to 2:44 pm.
- 258-038 2:39 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and F. Edward Hébert met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:39 pm to 2:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 258-036, June 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/258-036 (accessed October 24, 2026).