Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-083

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Paul L. Martin

Thursday, January 4, 1973 · 8:55 AM–9:03 AM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation035-083 on Tape 35StartThursday, January 4, 1973 at 8:55 AMEndThursday, January 4, 1973 at 9:03 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-083 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a telephone call to Paul L. Martin of U.S. News & World Report. This administrative exchange serves as a request to initiate contact with the journalist for communication purposes. No further substantive discussions occur during this brief connection.

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You got me Mr. Paul Martin.
I think he works for the U.S. News and World Report.
Fine, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On January 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 am and 9:03 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-083 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 35-83

Date: January 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:55 am and 9:03 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 833-8]
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                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 35-83 (cont’d)

       Request for a call to Paul L. Martin of US News and World Report

Also recorded on January 4, 1973

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  • 833-005 8:50 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 8:53 am.
  • 833-006 8:50 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 8:53 am.
  • 035-082 8:53 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:53 am to 8:55 am.
  • 833-007 8:53 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:53 am and 8:55 am.
  • 833-008 8:53 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:53 am and 9:03 am.
  • 833-009 8:55 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:55 am and 9:03 am.
  • 035-084 9:03 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul L. Martin talked on the telephone from 9:03 am to 9:04 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 035-083, January 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-083 (accessed October 12, 2026).