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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Special…

Monday, June 28, 1971 · 5:58 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation531-018 on Tape 531 (tape position 01:25:38–01:25:59)StartMonday, June 28, 1971 at 5:58 PMEndMonday, June 28, 1971 at 5:58 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 531-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him to the "dirt shop," a colloquial term used by the administration to refer to the Special Investigations Unit. This brief directive highlights the President's direct involvement in tasking the unit, which was responsible for conducting sensitive and covert intelligence-gathering operations. The exchange underscores the secretive communication channels maintained between the Oval Office and the investigative team.

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Dirt shop.

NARA Description

On June 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 531-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 531-18

Date: June 28, 1971
Time: 5:58 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 6-6]

Also recorded on June 28, 1971

  • 006-006 5:58 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:58 pm.
  • 531-017 5:58 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:58 pm.
  • 006-007 5:59 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 5:59 pm to 6:01 pm.
  • 531-019 5:59 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:59 pm to 6:15 pm.
  • 006-008 6:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 6:47 pm.
  • 531-020 6:45 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 6:47 pm.
  • 531-021 6:46 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:46 pm.
  • 006-009 6:47 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 6:47 pm to 6:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 531-018, June 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/531-018 (accessed October 5, 2026).