Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-117

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

Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 4:46 PM ET · White House Telephone · 29 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation039-117 on Tape 39StartWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 4:46 PMEndWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 4:46 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-117 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the location and status of H.R. Haldeman, who was meeting with attorney John J. Wilson. Upon learning that Haldeman had been in the meeting for approximately thirty minutes, the President decided to initiate a return call to him. The brief exchange focused exclusively on coordinating this communication and verifying the current time.

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He's in the office of John Wilson.

Oh, no.

About a half hour.

Oh, I see.

Residence?

Let's see what time you have now.

447, yeah.

Are you going to call him here?

I better call him back.

All right.

Because he won't know where I'll be.

Thank you.

Very good.

NARA Description

On June 6, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 4:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-117 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-117

Date: June 6, 1973
Time: 4:46 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 443-24]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 39-117 (cont’d)

       H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s location
               -Meeting with John J. Wilson
                      -Duration

Also recorded on June 6, 1973

039-116 4:44 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 4:46 pm.
443-023 4:44 PM · 1 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 4:44 pm and 4:46 pm.
443-038 4:44 PM · 8 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 4:44 pm and 4:46 pm.
443-024 4:46 PM · 28 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:46 pm to 4:51 pm.
039-118 4:51 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:51 pm.
039-119 4:51 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:51 pm and 4:56 pm.
443-025 4:51 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:51 pm.
443-026 4:51 PM · 12 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 4:51 pm and 4:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-117, June 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-117 (accessed September 28, 2026).