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Conversation 040-061

TapeTape 40StartWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 12:12 AMEndWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 12:16 AMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone
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.

Rose Mary WoodsPresidential communicationWhite House operationsStaff management
AudioNARA 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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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.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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The gun, please.
Who was that, sir?
Miss Wood, the gun, please.
Yes, sir.
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