Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-104
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman
Thursday, June 14, 1973 · 12:11 PM–12:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with H. R. "Bob" Haldeman. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical request to initiate a conversation with his former Chief of Staff. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were recorded during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-104 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 40-104
Date: June 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:11 pm and 12:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 940-11A]
Request for telephone call
-H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on June 14, 1973
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- 940-012 12:11 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:16 pm.
- 040-105 12:16 PM · 24 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 12:16 pm.
- 940-013 12:16 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:18 pm.
- 940-014 12:16 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:18 pm.
- 040-106 12:18 PM · 3 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr., President Richard M. Nixon, and Anne L. Armstrong talked on the telephone from 12:18 pm to 12:21 pm.
- 940-015 12:18 PM · 1 hr 58 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr., President Richard M. Nixon, Anne L. Armstrong, unknown person(s), Bryce N. Harlow, Ronald L. Ziegler, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 1:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 040-104, 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/040-104 (accessed October 9, 2026).