Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 512 › Conversation 512-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential Travel

Friday, June 4, 1971 · 11:14 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation512-008 on Tape 512 (tape position 01:34:52–01:35:18)StartFriday, June 4, 1971 at 11:14 AMEndFriday, June 4, 1971 at 11:14 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 512-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to arrange for transportation from Hawthorne. The brief interaction served as a logistical coordination for the President's travel needs. No substantive policy matters or political developments were addressed during this call.

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Can I get a car from Hawthorne, please?
Oh, great.

NARA Description

On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:14 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 512-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 512-8

Date: June 4, 1971
Time: 11:14 am
Location: Oval Office

The White House operator talked with the President

[See Conversation No. 4-26]

Also recorded on June 4, 1971

  • 512-006 11:12 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:12 am to 11:13 am.
  • 512-007 11:13 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:13 am.
  • 004-026 11:14 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:14 am.
  • 512-009 11:17 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:17 am.
  • 512-010 11:17 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:17 am to 11:18 am.
  • 004-027 11:18 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig Homer talked on the telephone from 11:18 am to 11:20 am.
  • 512-011 11:18 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig Hosmer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:18 am to 11:20 am.
  • 512-012 11:20 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, and John O. Pastore met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:20 am to 12:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 512-008, June 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/512-008 (accessed October 18, 2026).