Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-098

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods

Wednesday, June 13, 1973 · 10:49 PM–10:53 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation040-098 on Tape 40StartWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 10:49 PMEndWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 10:53 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 040-098 ↗

President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to connect him with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. This administrative call serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication with a key staff member. No further policy or substantive matters are addressed during this brief exchange.

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This is Woods.
Woods, please.
Thank you.

On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:49 pm and 10:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-098 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 40-98

Date: June 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:49 pm and 10:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for telephone call
          -Rose Mary Woods
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
  • 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.
  • 040-099 10:53 PM · 19 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 10:53 pm.
  • 040-100 10:54 PM · 11 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 10:54 pm.
  • 040-101 10:54 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:54 pm and 11:00 pm.
  • 040-102 11:00 PM · 16 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 11:00 pm.
  • 040-103 11:02 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:02 pm to 11:03 pm.

Conversation 040-098, 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/040-098 (accessed October 12, 2026).