Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 527 › Conversation 527-015
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Mike Mansfield
Wednesday, June 23, 1971 · 9:10 AM–9:14 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield. This request was part of the President's efforts to facilitate communication with key legislative leadership. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative action to initiate high-level coordination with the Senate.
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NARA Description
On June 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:14 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 527-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 527-15 Date: June 23, 1971 Time: Unknown between 9:10 am and 9:14 am Location: Oval Office Conv No. 527-11 (cont.) The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 5-132]
Also recorded on June 23, 1971
- 527-013 7:52 AM · 8 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:52 am and 9:10 am.
- 527-014 9:10 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:14 am.
- 527-016 9:14 AM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s) [Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield's secretary], Henry A. Kissinger, Carl B. Albert, White House operator, unknown person(s), Clark MacGregor, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:14 am to 10:12 am.
- 005-133 9:22 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mary Jane Delbazo talked on the telephone from 9:22 am to 9:25 am.
- 005-134 9:31 AM · 2 min — John D. Ehrlichman, Carl B. Albert, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 11:03 am.
- 005-135 9:31 AM · 3 min — John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 11:03 am.
- 527-011 10:12 AM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, James D. Hodgson, Malcolm R. Lovell, Jr., Melvin R. Laird, Maurice H. Stans, Rufus H. Wilson, John D. Harper, William Woodward, James F. Oates, John F. Evans, Jr., Melvin Stephens, Howard Russell, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:12 am and 11:40 am.
- 005-136 11:03 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 11:03 am to 11:04 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 527-015, June 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/527-015 (accessed October 22, 2026).