Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-016
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on J. Fred Buzhardt
Monday, June 11, 1973 · 8:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec
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On June 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 40-16
Date: June 11, 1973
Time: 8:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for telephone call
-J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 040-017 8:56 PM · 4 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 8:56 pm to 9:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 040-016, 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/040-016 (accessed November 3, 2026).