Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-001

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson

Sunday, June 10, 1973 · 10:07 PM–10:39 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation040-001 on Tape 40StartSunday, June 10, 1973 at 10:07 PMEndSunday, June 10, 1973 at 10:39 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 040-001 ↗

A 12-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On June 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:07 pm and 10:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 40-1

Date: June 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:07 pm and 10:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for telephone call
          Charles W. Colson

Transcript (AI-generated)

No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

Also recorded on June 10, 1973

  • 040-002 10:39 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:39 pm.
  • 040-003 11:05 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:05 pm to 11:35 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 040-001, June 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-001 (accessed November 2, 2026).