Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-008
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House logistics
Tuesday, June 19, 1973 · 12:02 AM–12:17 AM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a time-sensitive communication with Julie Nixon Eisenhower and her spouse before they departed the White House grounds. The President expressed urgency in reaching the couple prior to their return to their residence. This exchange served as a logistical coordination effort to ensure contact was made before their departure.
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NARA Description
On June 19, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:02 am and 12:17 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 41-8
Date: June 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:02 am and 12:17 am
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s location
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on June 19, 1973
- 041-007 12:02 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:02 am and 12:17 am.
- 041-009 12:17 AM · 16 sec — White House operator White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 am and 12:46 am.
- 041-010 12:17 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 am and 12:46 am.
- 945-001 9:18 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:18 am to 9:34 am.
- 041-011 9:36 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 10:12 am.
- 945-002 9:36 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 11:00 am.
- 945-003 9:36 AM · 1 hr 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:36 am to 11:00 am.
- 041-012 10:12 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:12 am and 12:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 041-008, June 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-008 (accessed October 9, 2026).