Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-074

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Gerald R. Ford and Tip O'Neill

Wednesday, January 3, 1973 · 2:52 PM–2:59 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation035-074 on Tape 35StartWednesday, January 3, 1973 at 2:52 PMEndWednesday, January 3, 1973 at 2:59 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-074 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place calls to Congressman Gerald R. Ford and Tip O'Neill. The President initiated this outreach in response to previous calls he had received from both men. This communication suggests an effort to engage with key congressional leadership regarding urgent legislative or political business.

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That's all right.
Congressman Ford, Mr. O'Neill, please.
They've called me.

NARA Description

On January 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:52 pm and 2:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-074 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 35-74

Date: January 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:52 pm and 2:59 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 831-14]

       Request for a call to Gerald R. Ford and Thomas P. (“Tip”) O'Neill, Jr.

Also recorded on January 3, 1973

  • 035-073 2:48 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore talked on the telephone from 2:48 pm to 2:52 pm.
  • 831-011 2:48 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:48 pm to 2:52 pm.
  • 831-012 2:52 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:52 pm and 2:59 pm.
  • 831-013 2:52 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:52 pm and 2:59 pm.
  • 831-014 2:52 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:52 pm and 2:59 pm.
  • 831-015 2:52 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:52 pm and 2:59 pm.
  • 035-075 2:59 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, and Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:59 pm to 3:03 pm.
  • 831-016 2:59 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill, Jr., and Gerald R. Ford met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:59 pm and 3:03 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 035-074, January 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-074 (accessed October 12, 2026).