Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-061
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods
Wednesday, June 13, 1973 · 12:12 AM–12:16 AM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an urgent call to his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The primary objective of the request was to facilitate communication with Woods, though the specific purpose or subject matter of the intended conversation remained undisclosed. The exchange served strictly as a logistical directive for the operator to connect the President with his secretary.
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NARA Description
On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:12 am and 12:16 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-061 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 40-61
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Date: June 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:12 and 12:16 a.m.
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator and requested a call to Rose Mary Woods.Also recorded on June 13, 1973
- 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.
- 040-057 11:54 PM · 15 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 040-062 12:16 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 12:16 am to 12:17 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 040-061, 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/040-061 (accessed October 9, 2026).