Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-051
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
Tuesday, June 12, 1973 · 11:17 PM–11:26 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an urgent call to Soviet Ambassador Anatoliy F. Dobrynin. This brief exchange served as a procedural request to facilitate a direct diplomatic communication channel. No further details regarding the substance of the intended discussion were recorded during this interaction.
- Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
- Soviet-American relations
- Diplomacy
- White House communications
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.
Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data
Each line starts with a timestamp button; press it to play the audio from that point.
NARA Description
On June 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:17 pm and 11:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-051 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 40-51
Date: June 12, 1973
-47-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Time: Unknown between 11:17 pm and 11:26 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for telephone call
-Anatoliy F. DobryninAlso recorded on June 13, 1973
- 040-047 10:57 PM · 14 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 10:57 pm.
- 040-048 10:59 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:59 pm to 11:02 pm.
- 040-049 11:03 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:03 pm to 11:15 pm.
- 040-050 11:16 PM · 2 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:16 pm to 11:17 pm.
- 040-052 11:26 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin talked on the telephone from 11:26 pm to 11:37 pm.
- 040-053 11:37 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:37 pm and 11:38 pm.
- 040-054 11:38 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:38 pm to 11:41 pm.
- 040-055 11:41 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:41 pm and 11:51 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 040-051, June 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-051 (accessed October 9, 2026).