Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-006

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communications

Thursday, May 24, 1973 · 1:40 PM–4:52 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation039-006 on Tape 39StartThursday, May 24, 1973 at 1:40 PMEndThursday, May 24, 1973 at 4:52 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to connect with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The exchange is purely administrative, serving as a routine request to facilitate a personal conversation. No substantive policy matters or political developments are discussed during this interaction.

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Later.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-6

Date: May 24, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 4:52 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for telephone call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Also recorded on May 24, 1973

  • 039-002 1:34 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:34 pm.
  • 039-004 1:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott talked on the telephone from 1:36 pm to 1:38 pm.
  • 440-038 1:36 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:36 pm to 1:38 pm.
  • 039-005 1:39 PM · 2 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Leslie C. Arends talked on the telephone from 1:39 pm to 1:40 pm.
  • 440-039 1:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:39 pm to 1:40 pm.
  • 440-040 1:40 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:26 pm.
  • 440-041 1:40 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:26 pm.
  • 440-042 1:40 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-006, May 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).