Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-127

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Peter J. Brennan

Thursday, January 11, 1973 · 8:36 AM–9:04 AM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation035-127 on Tape 35StartThursday, January 11, 1973 at 8:36 AMEndThursday, January 11, 1973 at 9:04 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-127 ↗

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On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:04 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-127 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 35-127

Date: January 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:36 am and 9:04 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 838-10]

       Request for a call to Peter J. Brennan
            -Brennan’s identity
                   -Secretary of [Labor]-designate

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Yes, please.
Operator, Mr. Brennan, the new Secretary of Commerce, please.
Peter Brennan.
Peter Brennan.
Surely.
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Conversation 035-127, January 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-127 (accessed November 4, 2026).