Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-011

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House administration

Tuesday, June 19, 1973 · 9:36 AM–10:12 AM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation041-011 on Tape 41StartTuesday, June 19, 1973 at 9:36 AMEndTuesday, June 19, 1973 at 10:12 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 041-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to inquire about the progress of a requested meeting. He specifically directs the operator to facilitate contact with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The conversation serves as a routine administrative request to coordinate executive staff communication.

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How's that work coming, please?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On June 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 10:12 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 41-11

Date: June 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:36 am and 10:12 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for meeting
          -Ronald L. Zeigler
                                             -6-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on June 19, 1973

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 945-004 11:02 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:02 am to 11:04 am.
  • 945-005 11:04 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:04 am to 11:17 am.
  • 447-012 12:09 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:10 pm.
  • 447-013 12:10 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:10 pm to 12:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 041-011, 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/041-011 (accessed October 9, 2026).