Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-086
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry A. Kissinger
Monday, June 4, 1973 · 10:53 PM–11:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an urgent call to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief administrative interaction was initiated solely to facilitate direct communication between the President and his advisor. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:53 pm and 11:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-086 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 39-86
Date: June 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:53 pm and 11:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for telephone call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on June 5, 1973
- 442-068 9:48 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:48 pm and 9:54 pm.
- 039-080 9:54 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:54 pm and 10:04 pm.
- 039-081 10:05 PM · 15 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:05 pm to 10:20 pm.
- 039-082 10:20 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:21 pm.
- 039-083 10:21 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:21 pm to 10:22 pm.
- 039-084 10:22 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:22 pm and 10:50 pm.
- 039-085 10:50 PM · 4 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 10:50 pm to 10:53 pm.
- 039-087 11:16 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:16 pm to 11:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 039-086, June 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-086 (accessed October 1, 2026).