Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-070

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler

Monday, June 4, 1973 · 1:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation039-070 on Tape 39StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 1:29 PMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 1:29 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-070 ↗

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On June 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-070 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-70

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: 1:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 442-20]

       Request for telephone call to Ronald L. Ziegler
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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Mm-hmm.
Mr. Segbert, please.
Yes, Mr. President.

Also recorded on June 4, 1973

  • 039-067 1:23 PM · 1 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:23 pm to 1:25 pm.
  • 039-068 1:25 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:26 pm.
  • 442-018 1:25 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:26 pm.
  • 039-069 1:26 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:26 pm to 1:27 pm.
  • 442-019 1:26 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:26 pm to 1:27 pm.
  • 039-071 1:29 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:29 pm to 1:36 pm.
  • 442-020 1:29 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:29 pm.
  • 442-021 1:29 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:29 pm to 1:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-070, June 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-070 (accessed November 1, 2026).