Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 514 › Conversation 514-006

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator

Tuesday, June 8, 1971 · 9:40 AM–9:43 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation514-006 on Tape 514 (tape position 00:10:08–00:10:16)StartTuesday, June 8, 1971 at 9:40 AMEndTuesday, June 8, 1971 at 9:43 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 514-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a communication connection. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to initiate a telephone call. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions occurred during this brief interaction.

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NARA Description

On June 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 9:43 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 514-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 514-6

Date: June 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:40 am and 9:43 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with White House operator

[See Conversation No. 4-67]

Also recorded on June 8, 1971

  • 514-005 9:40 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 9:43 am.
  • 514-007 9:43 AM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dwight L. Chapin, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Curtis W. Tarr, Stephen B. Bull, and Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:43 am to 10:31 am.
  • 004-068 9:44 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone from 9:44 am to 9:45 am.
  • 004-069 9:45 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:45 am.
  • 004-070 9:45 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Curtis W. Tarr talked on the telephone from 9:45 am to 9:47 am.
  • 004-071 9:47 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:47 am and 1:45 pm.
  • 060-002 10:31 AM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Board of Directors for Amtrak, including John A. Volpe, Roger Lewis, David W. Kendall, Catherine May Bedell, Gen. Frank S. Besson, David E. Bradshaw, John J. Gilhooley, Arthur D. Lewis, Charles Luna, John P. Olsson, William H. Moore, William J. Quinn, John D. Ehrlichman, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Charles Clapp, and Donald B. Rice, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 11:59 pm.
  • 514-008 11:06 AM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, George P. Shultz, Milton Friedman, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:06 am to 12:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 514-006, June 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/514-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).