Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-013

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Monday, June 11, 1973 · 5:16 PM–8:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation040-013 on Tape 40StartMonday, June 11, 1973 at 5:16 PMEndMonday, June 11, 1973 at 8:40 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 040-013 ↗

An 11-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 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:16 pm and 8:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 40-13

Date: June 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:16 pm and 8:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for telephone call
          -Henry A. Kissinger

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Dr. Kissinger, please.
Thank you, sir.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 040-013, June 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-013 (accessed November 2, 2026).