Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 261 › Conversation 261-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on administrative logistics
Tuesday, June 15, 1971 · 6:28 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon requested assistance from the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call. The interaction functioned as a routine administrative task to facilitate the President's communication needs during his time in the Executive Office Building. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were recorded during this brief logistical exchange.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 6:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 261-5 Date: June 15, 1971 Time: 6:28 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 5-82]
Also recorded on June 15, 1971
- 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.
- 261-004 6:21 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:21 pm to 6:27 pm.
- 005-082 6:28 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:28 pm.
- 005-083 6:29 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:29 pm.
- 005-084 6:29 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:34 pm.
- 261-006 6:29 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:29 pm.
- 005-085 6:34 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:34 pm.
- 261-007 6:34 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 261-005, 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/261-005 (accessed October 5, 2026).