Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-110
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman
Thursday, June 14, 1973 · 3:46 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested a telephone connection with H. R. Haldeman to discuss unspecified matters. Upon being informed that Haldeman's line was busy, the President instructed the operator to continue attempting the connection. The conversation concluded with Nixon noting there was no urgency to the request.
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NARA Description
On June 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-110 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 40-110
Date: June 14, 1973
Time: 3:46 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
[See also Conversation No. 446-2]
Request for telephone call
-H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on June 14, 1973
- 040-109 3:33 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:33 pm and 3:46 pm.
- 446-001 3:33 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:33 pm and 3:46 pm.
- 941-008 3:33 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:33 pm and 6:14 pm.
- 446-002 3:46 PM · 11 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:46 pm.
- 040-111 3:58 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 4:10 pm.
- 446-003 3:58 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:58 pm to 4:10 pm.
- 040-112 4:10 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:12 pm.
- 446-004 4:10 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:12 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 040-110, 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/040-110 (accessed October 9, 2026).