Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-057
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods
Tuesday, June 12, 1973 · 11:54 PM–12:02 AM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a late-night telephone call through the White House operator to reach his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The brief exchange serves as a logistical coordination to establish contact with Woods. No further policy or administrative developments are captured in this recording.
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NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 11:54 pm on June 12, 1973 and 12:02 am on June 13, 1973. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-057 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 40-57
Date: June 12, 1973 or June 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:54 pm on June 12, 1973 and 12:02 am on June 13, 19732
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for telephone call
-Rose Mary WoodsAlso recorded on June 13, 1973
- 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.
- 040-056 11:51 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft talked on the telephone from 11:51 pm to 11:54 pm.
- 040-058 12:02 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 12:02 am to 12:07 am.
- 040-059 12:07 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:07 am and 12:09 am.
- 040-060 12:09 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 12:09 am to 12:12 am.
- 040-061 12:12 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:12 am and 12:16 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 040-057, 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/040-057 (accessed October 9, 2026).