Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 261 › Conversation 261-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications

Tuesday, June 15, 1971 · 6:03 PM–6:21 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 31 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation261-003 on Tape 261 (tape position 00:03:18–00:03:46)StartTuesday, June 15, 1971 at 6:03 PMEndTuesday, June 15, 1971 at 6:21 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 261-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief exchange with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. No substantive policy matters or political developments were addressed during this short interaction. The conversation serves primarily as a logistical link to connect the President to another party.

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Position in tape: 00:03:18 – 00:03:46

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Come on.

NARA Description

On June 15, 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 6:03 pm and 6:21 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 261-3

Date: June 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:03 pm and 6:21 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 5-80]

Also recorded on June 15, 1971

  • 005-079 6:03 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:03 pm and 6:21 pm.
  • 005-080 6:03 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:03 pm and 6:21 pm.
  • 261-001 6:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:03 pm and 6:21 pm.
  • 261-002 6:03 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 6:03 pm and 6:21 pm.
  • 521-014 6:03 PM · 12 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:03 pm and 10:06 pm.
  • 521-015 6:03 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:03 pm and 10:06 pm.
  • 521-016 6:03 PM · 23 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:03 pm and 10:06 pm.
  • 005-081 6:21 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:21 pm to 6:27 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 261-003, June 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/261-003 (accessed October 5, 2026).