Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-105

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman

Thursday, June 14, 1973 · 12:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 24 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation040-105 on Tape 40StartThursday, June 14, 1973 at 12:16 PMEndThursday, June 14, 1973 at 12:16 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 040-105 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and a White House operator attempted to facilitate a return call to H.R. Haldeman. After the operator reported that Haldeman could not be reached, the President opted to wait and have the operator try the connection again later. The conversation functioned solely as a brief administrative coordination regarding personnel communication.

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Mr. Haldeman doesn't seem to be answering, sir.
Shall I try him a little later?
Oh, I see.
He called me.
Maybe he, I don't know, maybe he's around somewhere else.
Okay, fine, fine.
Thank you.
All right, sir.

NARA Description

On June 14, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 12:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-105 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 40-105

Date: June 14, 1973
Time: 12:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 940-12A]

     H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s telephone call to the President

Also recorded on June 14, 1973

  • 940-009 11:29 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:29 am and 11:31 am.
  • 040-104 12:11 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:16 pm.
  • 940-011 12:11 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:16 pm.
  • 940-012 12:11 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:16 pm.
  • 940-013 12:16 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:18 pm.
  • 940-014 12:16 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:18 pm.
  • 040-106 12:18 PM · 3 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr., President Richard M. Nixon, and Anne L. Armstrong talked on the telephone from 12:18 pm to 12:21 pm.
  • 940-015 12:18 PM · 1 hr 58 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr., President Richard M. Nixon, Anne L. Armstrong, unknown person(s), Bryce N. Harlow, Ronald L. Ziegler, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 1:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 040-105, June 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-105 (accessed October 9, 2026).