Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 5 › Conversation 005-105

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Wednesday, June 16, 1971 · 8:55 PM ET · White House Telephone ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation005-105 onTape 5 (tape position 03:09:21–03:09:29)StartWednesday, June 16, 1971 at 8:55 PMEndWednesday, June 16, 1971 at 8:55 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-105 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon attempted to reach Lucy A. Winchester via the White House operator. After the operator informed him that Winchester did not answer the call, the President instructed the operator to discontinue the attempt. No further action was taken regarding this communication.

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Hello?
Mrs. Winchester doesn't answer.
All right, fine.
You can let her go, thank you.

NARA Description

On June 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-105 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-105

Date: June 16, 1971
Time: 8:55 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 258-30]

     Call to Lucy A. Winchester

Also recorded on June 17, 1971

  • 005-101 8:22 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:22 pm to 8:25 pm.
  • 258-026 8:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:22 pm to 8:25 pm.
  • 005-102 8:25 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:31 pm.
  • 005-103 8:31 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:31 pm to 8:36 pm.
  • 258-028 8:31 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:31 pm to 8:36 pm.
  • 005-104 8:36 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:55 pm.
  • 258-029 8:36 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 8:36 pm and 8:55 pm.
  • 258-030 8:55 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-105, June 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-105 (accessed September 18, 2026).