Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-116

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Thursday, June 14, 1973 · 5:46 PM–5:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation040-116 on Tape 40StartThursday, June 14, 1973 at 5:46 PMEndThursday, June 14, 1973 at 5:48 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 040-116 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief interaction served as a formal request to connect the President with his top foreign policy aide for an urgent discussion. The primary objective of the communication was to facilitate immediate contact between the two officials.

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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 5:46 pm and 5:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-116 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 40-116

Date: June 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:46 pm and 5:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 446-6D]

     Request for telephone call
          -Henry A. Kissinger

Also recorded on June 14, 1973

  • 040-115 5:43 PM · 3 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:46 pm.
  • 040-117 5:48 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 5:48 pm to 5:53 pm.
  • 446-007 5:58 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:58 pm and 6:03 pm.
  • 446-008 5:58 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Chief Petty Officer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:58 pm and 6:03 pm.
  • 040-118 6:03 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:03 pm.
  • 040-119 6:03 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:03 pm and 6:08 pm.
  • 446-009 6:03 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:03 pm to 6:04 pm.
  • 446-010 6:04 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:04 pm and 6:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 040-116, 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/040-116 (accessed October 12, 2026).