Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 728 › Conversation 728-006
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on administrative…
Tuesday, June 6, 1972 · 2:17 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief exchange with the White House operator to clarify if he had been signaled for a call. The conversation serves as a routine administrative check to address a potential missed connection or communication request. No substantive policy matters or further actions are recorded during this brief interaction.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 728-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 728-6 Date: June 6, 1972 Time: 2:17 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 25-16]
Also recorded on June 6, 1972
- 025-016 2:01 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:05 pm.
- 025-017 2:01 PM · 2 min — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:05 pm.
- 728-002 2:01 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:04 pm.
- 728-003 2:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:04 pm.
- 728-004 2:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:04 pm.
- 728-005 2:04 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:04 pm to 2:17 pm.
- 728-007 2:17 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 728-008 2:50 PM · 1 hr 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:50 pm to 4:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 728-006, June 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/728-006 (accessed October 9, 2026).