Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-034

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Carl Albert

Friday, June 22, 1973 · 8:52 AM–9:19 AM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation041-034 on Tape 41StartFriday, June 22, 1973 at 8:52 AMEndFriday, June 22, 1973 at 9:19 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 041-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to contact Speaker of the House Carl B. Albert. The conversation serves solely as a logistical request to establish a line of communication with the legislative leader. No further discussion occurs during this interaction beyond the initial placement of the call.

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Please.
Speaker Albert.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:52 am and 9:19 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 41-34

Date: June 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:52 am and 9:19 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for telephone call
          -Carl B. Albert

Also recorded on June 22, 1973

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  • 946-002 8:52 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:52 am and 9:19 am.
  • 946-003 8:52 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:52 am and 9:19 am.
  • 041-035 9:19 AM · 21 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 10:50 am.
  • 946-004 9:19 AM · 21 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 9:20 am.
  • 946-005 9:20 AM · 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:20 am to 9:43 am.
  • 946-006 9:45 AM · 1 hr 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:45 am to 10:31 am.
  • 946-007 10:31 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:50 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 041-034, June 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-034 (accessed October 10, 2026).