Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-101

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John J. McFall

Tuesday, January 9, 1973 · 8:24 AM–8:28 AM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation035-101 on Tape 35StartTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 8:24 AMEndTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 8:28 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-101 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to Congressman John J. McFall of California. The conversation is strictly procedural, serving as a brief administrative coordination to connect the President with the legislator. No substantive policy discussions occur during this exchange.

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please.
Congressman John McFaul of California, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On January 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 8:28 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-101 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 35-101

Date: January 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:24 am and 8:28 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 836-1]

       Request for a call to John J. McFall

Also recorded on January 9, 1973

  • 836-001 8:24 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 8:28 am.
  • 035-102 8:28 AM · 20 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 8:28 am.
  • 836-002 8:28 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:28 am.
  • 836-003 8:28 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:28 am and 8:56 am.
  • 836-004 8:28 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:28 am and 8:56 am.
  • 836-005 8:56 AM · 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:56 am to 9:37 am.
  • 836-006 9:34 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, and John J. McFall met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:34 am to 10:05 am.
  • 035-103 10:02 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John J. McFall talked on the telephone from 10:02 am to 10:03 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 035-101, January 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-101 (accessed October 11, 2026).