Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-079
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on telephony and administration
Wednesday, June 13, 1973 · 4:11 PM–5:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon communicated with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This routine interaction served as a administrative step to connect the President with a third party. No substantive policy matters or decisions were recorded during this brief technical exchange.
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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 4:11 pm and 5:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-079 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 40-79
Date: June 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:11 pm and 5:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 445-26]
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 040-079, 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/040-079 (accessed October 9, 2026).