Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-089

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler

Wednesday, June 13, 1973 · 9:57 PM–10:01 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation040-089 on Tape 40StartWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 9:57 PMEndWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 10:01 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 040-089 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and his top spokesperson. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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On signal, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-089 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 40-89

Date: June 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:57 pm and 10:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked to the White House operator.

     Request for telephone call
          -Ronald L. Ziegler
                                               -74-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on June 14, 1973

  • 040-086 9:41 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:41 pm to 9:53 pm.
  • 040-087 9:54 PM · 4 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:54 pm to 9:57 pm.
  • 040-088 9:57 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:01 pm.
  • 040-090 10:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 10:01 pm to 10:03 pm.
  • 040-091 10:10 PM · 37 sec — Charles W. Colson and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 10:10 pm to 10:11 pm.
  • 040-092 10:12 PM · 1 min — Stephen B. Bull and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 10:12 pm to 10:13 pm.
  • 040-093 10:14 PM · 7 min — Louis Harris and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 10:14 pm to 10:26 pm.
  • 040-094 10:26 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:26 pm and 10:32 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 040-089, June 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-089 (accessed October 12, 2026).