Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-094

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald Reagan

Wednesday, June 13, 1973 · 10:26 PM–10:32 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation040-094 on Tape 40StartWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 10:26 PMEndWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 10:32 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 040-094 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to Governor Ronald Reagan. This interaction serves as a follow-up to a previous attempt by Reagan to reach the President. The operator acknowledges the request to facilitate the communication.

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You tried...

Please?

You tried Governor Reagan, he called me.

Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:26 pm and 10:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-094 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 40-94

Date: June 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:26 pm and 10:32 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for telephone call
          -Ronald W. Reagan
                                               -78-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on June 14, 1973

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.
040-095 10:32 PM · 8 min — Charles W. Colson and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 10:32 pm to 10:39 pm.
040-096 10:40 PM · 25 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 10:40 pm.
040-097 10:43 PM · 6 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 10:43 pm to 10:49 pm.
040-098 10:49 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:49 pm and 10:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 040-094, 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/040-094 (accessed October 22, 2026).