Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-119

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Gerald R. Ford

Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 4:51 PM–4:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation039-119 on Tape 39StartWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 4:51 PMEndWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 4:56 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-119 ↗

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On June 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:51 pm and 4:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-119 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 39-119

Date: June 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:51 pm and 4:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 443-26]

       Request for telephone call to Gerald R. Ford
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 39-120 (cont’d)

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Operator?
Congressman Ford, please.
He's probably on the floor, but he could step off for a call.
All right, sir.
Sure.
  • 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.
  • 039-117 4:46 PM · 29 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 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.
  • 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.
  • 039-120 4:56 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:02 pm.
  • 443-027 4:56 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, and Hugh Scott met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:56 pm to 5:02 pm.

Conversation 039-119, 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/039-119 (accessed November 12, 2026).