Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-101
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Edward J. Gurney
Wednesday, June 13, 1973 · 10:54 PM–11:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request to speak with Senator Edward J. Gurney via the White House operator. The primary purpose of the brief communication is to facilitate a direct telephone connection between the President and the Senator. No further substantive discussion is captured on the recording beyond this administrative request.
- Edward J. Gurney
- Communication
- Presidential scheduling
- Senate relations
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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 10:54 pm and 11:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-101 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 40-101
Date: June 13, 1973
Time: 10:54 pm - 11:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for telephone call
-Edward J. GurneyAlso recorded on June 14, 1973
- 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.
- 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.
- 040-102 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 040-101, 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/040-101 (accessed October 12, 2026).